Live Poster Session: https://wesleyan.zoom.us/j/95044238095
Isabelle Chirls (she and they)
Isabelle is a senior at Wesleyan University majoring in Theater and English with a concentration in Creative Writing. Her research interests include the intersection of theatrical practice and queer identity. They have been a research assistant in the Social-Emotional Character Development lab at the Rutgers University Department of Psychology, as well as in the Children’s Television Project at the Tufts University Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development. This year, she was awarded high honors in Theater for her thesis “Make the Roof Cave In: Writing Queer Experience on the Page and the Stage.” As a theatremaker, writer, and director, they work to create spaces with a sense of collaborative curiosity and care.
Abstract:
Recent research indicates that transgender people are significantly less likely to be employed than their cisgender (cis) counterparts, and that those who are employed are not receiving adequate care in multiple areas of healthcare (Mann, 2021). Current research has begun to discuss the impact of policy change upon employment opportunities for gender non-conforming (GNC) people, but there is still progress to be made in determining barriers to securing equitable opportunities for these individuals. This project investigates the relationship between self-reported gender presentation and access to health insurance in 2021. Is there a gap between access to healthcare for GNC employees as compared to their cis counterparts? Is there a gap between quality of healthcare for GNC employees as compared to their cis counterparts?
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