Variants of Gender Bias and Sexual-Orientation Discrimination in Career Development

Litsardopoulos Nicholas (), George Saridakis and Andrew Clark
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Litsardopoulos Nicholas: Kent Business School, University of Kent, CT2 7FS, Canterbury, UK

The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2023, vol. 23, issue 4, 1175-1185

Abstract: We use a nationally-representative dataset that includes a large sample of sexual-orientation minorities to investigate gender bias and sexual-orientation discrimination in career progression. Our results are consistent with persistent gender bias findings and non-heterosexual identity-based employment discrimination. Our findings are consistent with previous work noting that protective legislation for gay and lesbian sexual identities have increased the cost of discrimination and contribute to the improved socioeconomic status of a substantial number of people in these minority groups. However, these gains have not been shared with other minority groups in the LGB+ community, which still have some of the lowest probabilities of holding managerial jobs, and higher probabilities of appearing in lower socioeconomic classes.

Keywords: sexual orientation; discrimination; socioeconomic status; LGB+ (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 J16 J62 J71 J78 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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