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Labour and economic characteristics of lesbian, homosexual and bisexual people in Canada
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Research shows that lesbian, lgbtq+ and bisexual (LGB) individuals are more likely to acquire lower incomes, exposure discrimination on the job, and run-in barriers in discovery and advancing in employment, relative to their heterosexual counterparts.Note Recent Statistics Canada studies on the LGB population contain focused on comparable issues such as educational attainment, housing and homelessness, and victimization, leaving a gap in analyze on the economic participation of this population. Income, learning process and employment, as well as challenges stemming from financia
LGBTQ+ Recruitment
With a new generation of gradual minds entering the workforce, many employers are actively recruiting LGBTQ+ employees. Here are some resources for LGBTQ+ recruitment.
A new generation is entering into the work force with more expectations of fairness than previous cohorts. Beyond touting employment non-discrimination policies and inclusive benefits, employers are actively recruiting LGBTQ+ workers.
Increasingly, businesses are engaged with professional recruiting event for LGBTQ+ students and professionals such as the annual Lavender Law conference and Reaching Out MBA career expo, which each doodle hundreds of graduate pupil attendees, corporate sponsors and recruiters. Professional job fairs such as these provide attendees the opportunity to interact with employers that are very clearly interested in hiring LGBTQ+ professionals.
Annual LGBTQ+ focused recruitment events
LGBTQ+ Specific Job Sites:
Corporate Equality Index
Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index is the national benchmarking tool on corporate pol
LGBTQ People’s Experiences of Workplace Discrimination and Harassment
Executive Summary
Over 8 million workers in the U.S. distinguish as ment discrimination and harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity have been widely research has found that LGBTQ people continue to face mistreatment in the workplace,even after the U.S. Supreme Court held in that discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of Experiences of workplace discrimination and harassment negatively impact employees’ health and well-being, as well as their job commitment, satisfaction, and productivity. These primary effects can, in turn, result in higher costs and other negative outcomes for employers.
This report examines experiences of discrimination and harassment against LGBTQ employees using a survey of 1, LGBTQ adults in the workforce conducted in the summer of It is based on a similar study published by the Williams Institute in This report examines the lifetime, five-year, and past-year workplace experiences of LGBTQ employee
A study published last year in the academic journal Administrative Science Quarterly argues that there may be some truth to the so-called “gay jobs stereotype.” Gay men are disproportionately represented in stereotypical jobs like flight attendants or hairdressers. The same is true for lesbians in auto mechanic and abode appliance repair positions. Generally, gay men and lesbians are overrepresented in regulation, academia, psychology, and human resources.
The study authors, András Tilcsik of the University of Toronto’s Rotman University of Management, Michel Anteby of Boston University, and Carly Knight of Harvard University, hypothesize that, generally, “gay and lesbian workers will tend to center in occupations that provide a high degree of task independence or necessitate a high level of social independence, or both.” Such occupational segregation can potentially lead to inequality between workers, as adv as impact employer efforts to recruit the best talent.
The authors’ hypotheses are based on the arguments that the ability to serve without substantially dealing with coworkers