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Exploring Job Satisfaction by Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Marital Status

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  • Karen Leppel

    (School of Business Administration, Widener University, One University Place, Chester, PA 19013, USA)

  • Suzanne Heller Clain

    (Villanova School of Business, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085, USA)

Abstract

The authors use US data to explore the relationship between job satisfaction and sexual orientation. The results indicate that gay men and lesbians who are married experience lower job satisfaction compared with similar heterosexual men and women. The authors propose the following reasons for this finding: (1) married gay men and lesbians may be more visible as sexual minorities and therefore more susceptible to discrimination and harassment; (2) strong opposition to same-sex marriage may intensify that adverse treatment; and (3) the failure of employers to provide benefits for same-sex spouses may further reduce job satisfaction.

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  • Karen Leppel & Suzanne Heller Clain, 2015. "Exploring Job Satisfaction by Sexual Orientation, Gender, and Marital Status," Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan;Eastern Economic Association, vol. 41(4), pages 547-570, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:easeco:v:41:y:2015:i:4:p:547-570
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    1. Hammarstedt, Mats & Aldén, Lina & Swahnberg, Hanna, 2018. "(I Can’t Get No) Job Satisfaction? Differences by Sexual Orientation in Sweden," Working Paper Series 1241, Research Institute of Industrial Economics.
    2. Karen Leppel, 2016. "The incidence of self-employment by sexual orientation," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 46(3), pages 347-363, March.
    3. Lina Aldén & Mats Hammarstedt & Hanna Swahnberg, 2020. "Sexual Orientation and Job Satisfaction: Survey-Based Evidence from Sweden," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 41(1), pages 69-101, June.

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