The inclusion and visibility of homosexuals in the job market is not exactly a bed of roses, as one might think. At least that's what research from the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire in the United States shows.
According to information released this Thursday (25) by Reuters, gay men, but not lesbians, suffer discrimination at work and earn up to 23% less than married men in some jobs. To carry out the study, researchers spent two years studying work and income data from 91 homosexual and heterosexual couples, collected in the 2004 North American census.
They concluded that gays in management positions or low-skilled jobs earn less than heterosexuals because of discrimination from employers.
The data that most intrigued researchers, however, was that homosexuals who live with partners earn 23% less than married men and 9% less than heterosexuals who live with a woman.
In the case of lesbians, they do not suffer discrimination in the workplace compared to their heterosexual colleagues, the study states.
