scholarly journals Sexual orientation discrimination in the labor market against gay men

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Drydakis
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Orientation Discrimination ◽  
Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Discrimination against gays and lesbians in hiring decisions: a meta-analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 671-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Flage
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Orientation Discrimination ◽  
Hiring Decisions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ◽  
Meta Analyses

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the true level of discrimination against openly gay and lesbian applicants in hiring decisions in OECD countries as well as on its determinants. Design/methodology/approach The author presents an overview of all studies conducted in order to test for discrimination against homosexual applicants in the labor market by the correspondence testing method. Moreover, the author performs a meta-analysis of correspondence tests from 18 separate studies conducted in OECD countries to test sexual orientation discrimination, containing more than 70 estimates of effects and representing a total of more than 50,000 resumes sent to employers. In addition to presenting overall results, the author focus on subgroups of specific correspondence tests in order to highlight the differences across gender, type of jobs, procedure, continent and type of information provided in applications. Findings The author provides evidence that sexual orientation discrimination occurs in the labor market in OECD countries, such that openly homosexual applicants face similar discrimination as ethnic minority applicants. Discrimination is significantly greater in the selection process for low-skilled than for high-skilled jobs. In the selection process for low-skilled jobs, lesbian candidates face significantly lower discrimination than gays (except in jobs that are considered “women’s” jobs). Discrimination is significantly higher in Europe than in North America. Moreover, the way sexual orientation is signaled may influence the level of discrimination found. Finally, discrimination against homosexual applicants is not only a matter of preferences: providing more positive information in applications significantly reduces the level of discrimination. Originality/value This paper offers the first quantitative analysis of sexual orientation discrimination in OECD countries through meta-analyses.

Recent versus lifetime experiences of discrimination and the mental and physical health of older lesbian women and gay men

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Lyons ◽  
Beatrice Alba ◽  
Andrea Waling ◽  
Victor Minichiello ◽  
Mark Hughes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Orientation Discrimination ◽  
Lesbian Women ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Mental And Physical Health

Abstract This study examines the potential health-related impact of recent versus lifetime experiences of sexual orientation discrimination among older Australian lesbian women and gay men. In a nationwide survey, a sample of 243 lesbian women and 513 gay men aged 60 years and over reported on their experiences of sexual orientation discrimination and their mental and physical health, including psychological distress, positive mental health and self-rated health. Among both lesbian women and gay men, recent discrimination uniquely predicted lower positive mental health after adjusting for experiences of discrimination across the lifetime and socio-demographic variables. In addition, recent discrimination uniquely predicted higher psychological distress among gay men. Experiences of discrimination over the lifetime further predicted higher psychological distress and poorer self-rated health among gay men after adjusting for recent experiences of discrimination and socio-demographic variables. However, there were no associations between lifetime discrimination and any of the outcome variables among lesbian women. Overall, recent and lifetime experiences of sexual orientation discrimination were related to mental and physical health in different ways, especially among the men. These findings have potential implications for policy/practice, and suggest that distinguishing between recent and lifetime experiences of discrimination may be useful when assessing potential health-related impacts of sexual orientation discrimination among older lesbian women and gay men, while also taking account of differences between these two groups.

scholarly journals Sexual Orientation and the Canadian Labour Movement

2005 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 787-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Public Sector ◽  
Organizational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Orientation Discrimination ◽  
Equal Rights ◽  
Labour Movement ◽  
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ◽  
Regional Dynamics ◽  
Canadian Labour Congress

The response of the Canadian labour movement to sexual orientation discrimination has been mixed and uneven. The Canadian Labour Congress, along with several provincial federations and a grouping number of unions, have taken a leadership role in promoting equal rights for gays and lesbians, while other labour organizations have done nothing at all. Public sector and Canadian based unions are much more likely to have been active than have American-based unions, even though there are important exceptions to these trends. These developments are partially explained by regional dynamics, membership demographics, degree of activism, the presence of women's committees, and organizational leadership.

Dignity and Disgrace: Moral Citizenship and Constitutional Protection

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin Cameron
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
South African ◽  
Orientation Discrimination ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
South Africans ◽  
Constitutional Protection ◽  
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ◽  
Moral Citizenship ◽  
Gays And Lesbians ◽  
South African Constitution

Apartheid’s race discrimination branded blacks inferior, leaving a residue of indignity that was perceived and experienced as shameful. This explains the pivotal significance of dignity in the South African Constitution. Hence the Constitutional Court has created a normative framework for South Africans to assert personhood without the shameful stigmata of past subordination. The Court’s strong protection of sexual orientation is best understood against this backdrop. While there is no ready comparison between race and sexual orientation discrimination, both brand those they subordinate as inferior and thus as the objects of shame. The Court’s jurisprudence on gays and lesbians has, therefore, afforded equality, but also addressed the shameful subordination of the past by enabling gays and lesbians to assert themselves as equal moral citizens who can fulfil their capacities as humans without shame.

4. Discrimination in Employment

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Smith ◽  
Aaron Baker ◽  
Owen Warnock
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Employment Discrimination ◽  
Orientation Discrimination ◽  
Religious Discrimination ◽  
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ◽  
Indirect Discrimination ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
Discrimination In Employment ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Uk

This chapter discusses anti-discrimination law in the UK in the employment sphere. After providing a brief history of the development of UK discrimination law, it introduces the Equality Act 2010, explaining the forms of discrimination it covers and how it works. Key concepts of equality law are then discussed, such as direct and indirect discrimination and unique mechanisms for proving a discrimination claim. After outlining the remedies available in discrimination actions, the chapter then explores issues specific to discrete grounds of discrimination. This analysis tackles sex-discriminatory dress codes, the problem of what counts as an ‘ethnicity’, and the apparent clash between protections against sexual orientation discrimination and religious discrimination. Finally, the specialized approaches to disability and age discrimination under the Equality Act are explained, rounding out a comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of UK employment discrimination law.

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