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Beyond Borders and Binaries: Professional Identity Negotiation of a Filipino Transwoman Educator in Thai Higher Education
Abstract
This chapter explores how a Filipino transwoman educator negotiates professional identity within the gender norms and transnational context of Thai higher education. Grounded in identity negotiation theory, it uses a qualitative instrumental case study design based on an in-depth semi-structured interview and reflective narratives. The findings show that professional identity is not fixed but continuously shaped by strategic visibility, gendered professionalism, relational recognition, and transnational positioning. Gender visibility is context-dependent and carefully calibrated in relation to safety and legitimacy. Professionalism operates as protective identity labor, requiring heightened preparation, emotional regulation, and self-monitoring. Inclusion is experienced mainly through everyday interactions rather than formal policy, making belonging fragile and contingent. While transnational positioning offers some flexibility in navigating gender norms, it also intensifies precarity through linguistic, cultural, and contractual vulnerabilities.
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