Welcome to the homepage of
Dr. Jillian T. Weiss
Professor of Law and Society
Convenor of
Law and Society Major
School of Social Science and
Human Services
Ramapo College of New
Jersey
jweiss@ramapo.edu
Welcome to my home page. You can find links below to information about my work.
BIO
Dr. Jillian T. Weiss has a J.D. and a Ph.D. in
Law, Policy & Society. Currently Professor of Law and Society at
Ramapo College of New Jersey, she has conducted research involving hundreds
of companies and public agencies that have adopted "gender identity"
policies. She publishes a popular blog on the subject of Transgender
Workplace Diversity, and has numerous research publications on the subject
of gender identity. Links to these are found below.
Dr. Weiss is also Principal Consultant for Jillian T. Weiss & Associates, a
consulting firm that works with organizations on transgender workplace
diversity issues. She has trained hundreds of employees at corporations, law
firms, universities and governmental organizations, including Harvard
University, Boeing, HSBC, KPMG, Viacom, and the New
York City Department of Homeless Services. Her work has been featured in
news stories by the New York Times, Associated Press, Fortune Small Business
Magazine, the Society for Human Resource
Management, Workforce Management Magazine, and HR Executive Magazine, which
may be viewed below.
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
Click on the button below to see my research publications regarding transgender workplace issues and transgender identity.
MEDIA ARTICLES
Click on the button below to see media articles for which I have been interviewed and quoted.
BOOK
Click on the button below to preview my book, Transgender
Workplace Diversity: Policy Tools, Training Issues and Communication
Strategies for HR and Legal Professionals, published in 2007.
When the new page opens, click on "Search Inside" to read excerpts.
Dr. Paisley Currah,
Associate Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College, has hailed the
book as "an essential resource for HR professionals, a clear, up-to-date,
step by step guide for employers in supporting their transgender employees."
BLOG
Click on the button below to see my blog, "Transgender Workplace Diversity," which discusses law and policy issues regarding transgender employees, and how employers can accommodate transgender workers. There is also a list of consultants who work with businesses on these issues.
TRANSGENDER WORKPLACE DIVERSITY NETWORKING RESOURCE
Click on the button below to visit my networking resource, "Transworkplace", a Facebook-style network with over 800 members. Members include HR managers, diversity professionals, transgender employees and allies, and others who wish to learn about transgender workplace issues, and meet others with the same needs.
LEGAL PHILOSOPHY
Click on the button below to read my philosophy of law.
RATE MY PROFESSOR.COM
It's not considered methodologically sound, but it is fun to see what they've said. Click on the button below to take a peek.
CURRICULUM VITAE
