Jonathan Ong on disquiet

Portrait of an Anonymous Influencer

February 5, 2020 by
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28 year-old Georgina is a transgender digital marketer with a computer engineering degree from one of the leading national universities. She remembers getting her start in digital marketing work after being rejected many times over when interviewing for jobs directly related to her degree. With her long black hair, short-sleeved shirts, and soft-spoken tone, she felt she was never given a fair shot by interviewers in a male-dominated field, who were quick to assume she’s too maarte [fussy] to build or maintain computer hardware. She told us how she had to be especially resourceful in finding work and trying out specialized digital boutiques to find a stable source of income that could support her family, as well as her save up for her own transition and reassignment procedures.