Gay Men and Women Earn More…. in the U.K
I think it is great that studies are being done to determine differences, if any, between straight and gay people. Although I’m a little flummuxed as to why this study was published without some more in depth study, I am thankful they are looking at it. One question that stands out to me is, “Did any of these people have children?”
I have read over the years how children can cut into salaries because single or childless people are considered more flexible. I also recall some statements about childless people being more career oriented and therefore they rise in the company faster. Whether this is predominantly true, I haven’t come across any resounding yes or no on it.
Though this is just a little blurb and the study was done over in the U.K; it is encouraging to read about gay men and women moving along the salary ladder smoothly. I’ll take as much inspiration as possible, even if it is thousands of miles away.
August 1st, 2006 at 9:10 pm
It would be interesting to see whether adoption laws and resources available for single parents have an effect on salaries, when you compare what’s going on in the US and UK for gay couples.
August 2nd, 2006 at 5:20 am
I wonder if it matters if the person is openly gay or not… Inherently it makes the person equally capable either way but there’s a bit of consternation involved when someone isn’t open I would think.
September 9th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
[...] Dawn already mentioned the article that states that Gay Men and Women Earn More in the UK. But Andrea Sachs at Time wrote an article called Come Out. Move Up? and concludes through interviews that “Gay managers work differently than straight managers, and they may be better in some respects, says University of Southern California teacher and researcher Kirk Snyder, who personally interviewed 150 gay male executives who have come out in the workplace, the largest study of its kind.” [...]