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The sexual orientation wage gap in the USA

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  • Rachel Sayers
  • John Levendis
  • Mehmet Dicle

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to determine the nature of the wage gap between genders and sexual orientation. Design/methodology/approach - The paper uses OLS on pooled repeated cross-sections. Findings - The differences in wages between gay/straight men and women mirror what would be expected from labor force attachment more so than direct heterosexism. Research limitations/implications - The authors use a functional definition of sexual preference that reflects whether the respondent had sex with someone of the same gender in the same year. It does not ask whether the person identifies publicly as gay/lesbian/bisexual. Originality/value - The authors verify and extend earlier findings on the sexual orientation and gendered wage gap.

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  • Rachel Sayers & John Levendis & Mehmet Dicle, 2017. "The sexual orientation wage gap in the USA," International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 44(12), pages 1846-1855, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijsepp:ijse-08-2016-0215
    DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-08-2016-0215
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    1. John Levendis & Aaron Lowen, 2023. "What Same-Sex Adoption Laws Can Tell Us About the Gender Wage Gap in the United States," Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Springer, vol. 44(2), pages 473-489, June.

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