Sexual orientation and labor market outcomes

Artikel

Studies from countries with laws against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation suggest that gay and lesbian employees report more incidents of harassment and are more likely to report experiencing unfair treatment in the labor market than are heterosexual employees. Both gay men and lesbians tend to be less satisfied with their jobs than their heterosexual counterparts. Gay men are found to earn less than comparably skilled and experienced heterosexual men. For lesbians, the patterns are ambiguous: in some countries they have been found to earn less than their heterosexual counterparts, while in others they earn the same or more.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2019 ; Bonn: Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination ; Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials ; Monopsony; Segmented Labor Markets ; Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search ; Labor Discrimination ; Labor Standards: Labor Force Composition
• Subject: sexual orientation ; access to vacancies ; earnings ; job satisfaction ; bullying

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Drydakis, Nick
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2019

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.15185/izawol.111.v2
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/206590
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET