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If lesbians make more because wage setters are less concerned about them having children, what is the hypothesis for why gay men make less?
by kcarter80 11y ago
If lesbians make more because wage setters are less concerned about them having children, what is the hypothesis for why gay men make less?
- JumpCrisscross 11y ago> what is the hypothesis for why gay men make less Source? Want to check if adjustments are made for occupation type.
- baldfat 11y agoNow that I think we can find some interesting findings. Homophobic males are usually more tolerate of gay women.
- donatj 11y ago> less concerned about them having children I think it's less concern, and more the actual act of having children taking time and experience away from the persons resume.
- peatmoss 11y agoI have a friend who did research on this, and IIRC, I believe the hypotheses are: 1. They leave jobs after being outed and the churn results in lower earnings. 2. Two men, unencumbered by glass ceilings, forego max earnings to have better work life balance. EDIT: I should qualify that I don't remember what the conclusions were.
- Lawtonfogle 11y agoThey are less concerned about them having children and if they do, there is less impact to either individual because the gendered role of child care is equally applied. Gay men take a penalty for the same reason that there isn't a default woman in the relationship who will be socially pressured to care for the child and thus increases the risk that either man will be put into the role. That isn't to say this explains all of the penalty. Homophobia leading to less employment options could also be an issue (and unequal homophobia targeted at either gender).