Gay wage gap

The gay wage gap is the discriminatory pay gap between homosexuals and heterosexuals. Studies have shown that gay men earn less than their heterosexual counterparts, whereas lesbians tend to earn more.

Phenomenon

An Australian study [1] has shown, that gay men earn 13% less than their straight counterparts. Meanwhile, lesbians earn 13% more than straight women.[2] A study by Georgia State University from 2009 stated, that queer men earn 8–10% less in government compared to heteronormative men, even when taking education, race, years of experience and occupation into account.[3] Until recently,[4] there was no openly gay CEO on the Fortune 1000 list, as the Wall Street Journal investigated in 2012.[5] Kirk Snyder, professor at the USC business-school, noted that gay people are better entrepreneurs. Gay managers have a 25% higher level of employee engagement.[6] The National Transgender Discrimination Survey[7] reported, that trans people are up to four times as likely to earn less than $10,000 and twice as likely to be unemployed due to discrimination.[8] La Nauze, economist at University of Melbourne, noted: "There are grounds for concern that workers in Australia, particularly gay men, are discriminated against because of their sexual orientation."[9]

Wage discrimination by country

Germany

Gay men earn less than straight ones by higher educational level.[10][11][12]

Sources

  1. ↑ Wade, Matt (2015-02-28). "The gay pay gap: men earn less, but women earn more". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  2. ↑ DANESHVARY, NASSER; WADDOUPS, C. JEFFREY; WIMMER, BRADLEY S. "Previous Marriage and the Lesbian Wage Premium". Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society. 48 (3): 432–453. doi:10.1111/j.1468-232x.2009.00567.x.
  3. ↑ Rivas, Jorge. "The gay pay gap: Gays get paid less, lesbians earn more". Splinter. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  4. ↑ "Tim Cook Speaks Up". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  5. ↑ Kwoh, Leslie (2012-07-25). "A Silence Hangs Over Gay CEOs". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  6. ↑ Rivas, Jorge. "The gay pay gap: Gays get paid less, lesbians earn more". Splinter. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  7. ↑ Grant,, Jaime M. "Injustice at Every Turn" (PDF). National Transgender Discrimination Survey.
  8. ↑ Rivas, Jorge. "The gay pay gap: Gays get paid less, lesbians earn more". Splinter. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  9. ↑ "Untitled | Employment Discrimination | Homosexuality". Scribd. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  10. ↑ "Arbeitsmarkt: Schwule verdienen weniger als Heterosexuelle". Die Zeit (in German). 2017-08-31. ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  11. ↑ Holzki, Larissa (2017-08-31). "Schwule Männer verdienen weniger". sueddeutsche.de (in German). ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
  12. ↑ "Schwule verdienen weniger als Heteromänner - aber warum? – Mannschaft Magazin". Mannschaft Magazin (in German). 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-01.


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