Social Exclusion Stats Flashcards
Social stigma transgender
“Social stigmatisation associated with transgender often leads to an inability to hold regular employment, low self-esteem + drug use leading to a relatively high involvement in crime, particularly prostitution”
Female prisoners vs male prisoners- recidivism
Female prisoners are less likely to have had a history of imprisonment than male prisoners. In 2012, 35% of female adult prisoners had never been to gaol before, compared to 26% of adult male prisoners.
Statistic for incarceration rate
The incarceration rate for women in NSW is 14 times lower than for men.
Transgender cyber bullying
Many transgender people experience high levels of cyber bullying + online harassment over technology + social media, with 1 in 3 children cyber bullied being transgender.
Gender centre
The Gender Centre website allows rural trans a “wide range of services to transgender + gender diverse people, their partners, families + friends in NSW.” Support includes: counselling, accommodation etc.
education: women in unis
The ratio among Australians starting their courses is disproportionate, with females now comprising more than 60% of the total.
education: transgender attendance
The way transgender students are treated has a significant impact on their education. A 2014 survey by beyondblue shows that when teachers use appropriate language (correct pronouns and non-discriminatory) the % of transgender children who drop out of school falls from 22% to 6%.
employment: wage gap
The gender pay gap - women continue to receive 17.5% less in average weekly earnings than men
employment: trans discrimination - % refused employment or promotion
Transgender individuals experience significant levels of discrimination due to their appearance and gender. 10.3% of transgender individuals reported having been refused employment or promotion as a result of their sexuality
employment: sexual harassment
Sexual harassment disproportionately affects women with 1 in 5 experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace at some time as opposed to 1 in 20 men.
technology: proportion of women in ICT courses
The proportion of women in ICT courses in Australia is less than 15%
housing: supported accommodation assistance program (SAAP)
33% of total clients who accessed the SAAP program were women feeling domestic and family violence
housing: trans
Even though trans people represent approx less than 5% of the population, an Inner City crisis housing centre estimates that 12% of their clients in the last year are trans.
health care: fear of seeking care (trans) - % who have experienced discrimination
Reluctance + fear of seeking care – negative prejudice from society + lack of adequate social support can increase the risk of suicide (87.4% of trans people have experienced at least one form of humiliation or discrimination – verbal/physical abuse)
health care: hormone treatment
Hormonal procedures may not be covered by insurance as there are risks associated with unsupervised hormonal treatments (73.1% trans people were found in a survey across Australia, to have used hormone treatment for gender-related reasons)
