1) The document discusses expanding gender equity beyond the binary of man/woman by recognizing that gender exists on a spectrum. It notes that transgender people face high rates of harassment, poverty, and employment discrimination. 2) It proposes five ways to promote greater gender equity: 1) Make gender diversity more visible, 2) Change policies and practices through civic engagement, 3) Use targeted universalism strategies, 4) Redefine gender roles and expectations, and 5) Embody values like justice, solidarity and compassion. 3) Key challenges discussed include the gender pay gap, lack of protections for LGBTQ people in the workplace, and rigid social norms around masculinity and femininity that do not reflect the diversity of human experience

1. Beyond the Binary
Expanding Gender Equity

2. Beyond the Gender Binary
TEDx Rainier
Yee Won Chong

4. 8harassed in school
out of 10
6rejected by families
out of 10
4 X to live in poverty
more likely
Transgender
People’s
Experience
Source: National Transgender Discrimination Survey, 2011

5. The Gender Binary

6. Congratulations!
It’s a boy.
Congratulations!
It’s a girl.

7. masculine feminine
man woman
male female
ASSIGNED
SEX
GENDER
IDENTITY
GENDER
EXPRESSION

8. masculine feminine
man woman
male female
ASSIGNED
SEX
GENDER
IDENTITY
GENDER
EXPRESSION

9. Gender Pay Gap
Man Woman
$1 $0.70
Source: American Community Survey, U.S Census Bureau

10. White Man White
Woman
$1 $0.78
Source: American Community Survey, U.S Census Bureau
African
American
Woman
$0.59$0.63 $0.54
Native
American
Woman
Latina
Race & Gender Pay Gap

11. FiveWays to
Expand Gender Equity
Beyond the Binary
# 1
Make it Visible

12. EndTransDiscrimination.org

13. 9experienced harassment,
discrimination on the job
out of 10
Transgender
People
and
Economic
Security
Twice
Unemployment
the rate compared to general population
Source: National Transgender Discrimination Survey, 2011

14. FiveWays to
Expand Gender Equity
Beyond the Binary
# 2
Exercise
Your Power to Change
Policies & Practices

15. Informal Economy
(also known as “underground economy” or “grey economy”)
The informal economy refers to activities
and income that are partially or fully
outside government regulation, taxation,
and observation.
...informal employment can provide a
cushion for workers who cannot find a job
in the formal sector.
source: The World Bank

16. FiveWays to
Expand Gender Equity
Beyond the Binary
# 3
Use Targeted
Universalism
Strategies

17. by john a. powell, Stephen Menendian & Jason Reece
Targeted Universalism
means identifying a problem, particularly one
suffered by marginalized people, proposing a
solution, and then broadening its scope to
cover as many people as possible. It sees
marginalized populations in American society
as the canary in the coal mine. It recognizes
that problems faced by particular segments of
American society are problems that could spill
over into the lives of everyone.

18. On-Demand Economy
(also known as “task”, “sharing”,
“collaborative” or “peer-to-peer”
economy)

19. www.GoodWorkCode.org

20. FiveWays to
Expand Gender Equity
Beyond the Binary
# 4
Seize this
Opportunity to
Redefine Gender
Roles & Expectations

21. Big Boys
Don’t Cry
Man Up

22. Brene Brown
“Vulnerability sounds like truth and
feels like courage. Truth and
courage aren’t always comfortable,
but they are never weakness.”
Vulnerability is the birthplace of
innovation, creativity and change.

23. FiveWays to
Expand Gender Equity
Beyond the Binary
# 5
Embody the
Spirit

24. justice
solidarity
cooperation
compassion
love
wisdom

25. www.YeeWonChong.org
@yeewon
yeewon
Yee Won Chong