Measuring the Effect of Sexual Orientation on Income: Evidence of Discrimination?

By Nathan Berg, Donald Lien. 2002

283 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Gender Studies, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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In Gender Studies

1. Nick Drydakis
2. L. Shore
3. M. Badgett
4. Christopher S. Carpenter
5. Brad Sears
6. Deborah Ho
7. H. Lau
8. E. Tebaldi

In Social Psychology

1. Nick Drydakis
2. M. Badgett
3. Adam W. Fingerhut
4. Brad Sears
5. Deborah Ho
6. H. Lau
7. E. Tebaldi
8. M. Ozturk

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Nick Drydakis
2. Adam W. Fingerhut
3. M. Badgett
4. E. Tebaldi
5. Beth G. Chung-Herrera
6. M. Ozturk
7. M. Dean
8. Don I. Jung

Citations in the corpus

• The Paradox of the Lesbian Worker (2004, methodology): “In an analysis of data from the General Social Survey from 1991–1996, Berg and Lien (2002) found that lesbian workers earned 30% more than comparable heterosexual women workers.”
• Sexual orientation discrimination: Exploring the experiences of lesbian, gay and bisexual employees in Turkey (2011, background): “…to greater scrutiny and review, indicating that there may still remain hidden mechanisms of prejudice responsible for differential career growth trajectories experienced by lesbian/gay/bisexual versus heterosexual workers (Badgett and Frank, 2007; Berg and Lien, 2002; Meulders et al., 2004).”
• Bias in the Workplace: Consistent Evidence of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination 1998–2008 (2007, background): “All subsequent studies show that lesbians do not earn less than heterosexual women (Arabshebani et al. 2007; Badgett 2001; Berg and Lien 2002; Black et al. 2003; Blandford 2003; Carpenter 2005; Clain and Leppel 2001; Klawitter and Flatt 1998).”
• New Evidence on Gay and Lesbian Household Incomes (2004, unknown): “See, for example, Blandford (2003), Black et al. (2003), and Berg and Lien (2002).”
• Unexplored dimensions of discrimination in Europe: homosexuality and physical appearance (2015, unknown): “[24] Berg, N.”
• Sexual Orientation and Labor Market Discrimination (2007, methodology): “A similar study using GSS data was conducted by Berg and Lien (2002) .”
• Diversity in organizations: Where are we now and where are we going? (2009, background): “Consequences of heterosexism include fewer promotions (Ragins & Cornwell, 2001), higher stress (Waldo, 1999), and lower compensation in the case of gay men (Badgett, 1995; Berg & Lien, 2002; Black et al., 2003; Blandford, 2003; Brown, 1998; Clain & Leppel, 2001).”
• Sexual orientation discrimination in the labour market (2009, background): “Other theories argue that gay men and lesbians choose different levels of work effort given different budget constraints (Berg and Donald, 2002).”
• Sexual orientation, income, and non-pecuniary economic outcomes: new evidence from young lesbians in Australia (2008, background): “about 20% more than other similarly skilled women (for other examples using the GSS, see Berg and Lien 2002; Blandford 2003).”
• Women's Sexual Orientation and Labor Market Outcomes in Greece (2011, background): “The same patterns are found in Berg and Lien ( 2002 ) and John M.”