Research Catalog

Title

Sexual orientation discrimination : an international perspective / edited by M.V. Lee Badgett and Jefferson Frank.

Publication

London ; New York : Routeldge, 2007.

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Additional Authors

• Badgett, M. V. Lee (Mary Virginia Lee)
• Frank, Jeff.

Description

xviii, 322 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Routledge IAFFE advances in feminist economics ; 4

Uniform Title

Routledge IAFFE advances in feminist economics ; 4.

Subjects

• Sex discrimination > Cross-cultural studies
• Homosexuality > Economic aspects
• Coming out (Sexual orientation)
• Gays > Employment

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

The global gay gap : institutions, markets, and social change / M. V. Lee Badgett and Jeff Frank -- Wages and jobs -- Discrimination based on sexual orientation : a review of the literature in economics and beyond / M. V. Lee Badgett -- Variations in gay pay in the USA and in the UK / G. Reza Arabsheibani, Alan Marin and Jonathan Wadsworth -- Lesbian, gay male, bisexual, and heterosexual siblings : discrepancies in income and education in three US samples / Esther D. Rothblum, Kimberly F. Balsam, Sondra E. Solomon and Rhonda J. Factor -- Do straight men "come out" at work too? : the heterosexual male marriage premium and discrimination against gay men / Christopher Carpenter -- Is the male marriage premium evidence of discrimination against gay men? / Jefferson Frank -- We are family : the influence of gay family-friendly policies on gay, lesbian and bisexual employees / Belle Rose Ragins and John M. Cornwell -- Comparative life histories of nurses who advocate for lesbian health in a Canadian context : sexual orientation discrimination as a factor in career and workplace dynamics / Judith A. MacDonnell -- Gay men's work at an HIV/AIDs research center / Matt Johnson -- Discrimination across institutional contexts -- Gendered experiences of sexuality-based discrimination in Jamaica : results from an exploratory study / Ruth White and Don Gerke -- We know who you are; we'll employ you : non-discrimination and Singapore' s bohemian dreams / Meredith L. Weiss -- Discrimination against gays and lesbians in the French-speaking part of Switzerland / Olivier Piedfort-Marin, Anne-Françoise Chevalley, and Pierre Cochand -- Discrimination, coming out, and job satisfaction of gay men in Switzerland : results of a survey / Thomas Bucher and Daniel Raess -- Discrimination in other cultural institutions : religion, education and sport -- Sexual orientation discrimination in religious communities / Andrew K. T. Yip -- Of sacred journeys : spirituality and religion in the lives of gay men and lesbian women / John Mabey -- Campus climate for sexual minorities / Susan R. Rankin -- It's the sport that counts : on homosexual participation in sports in the Netherlands / Jan Janssens and Agnes Elling -- Addressing discrimination through public policies -- Beating up queers : discrimination, violence, and political attitudes in sexual minority communities / H.N. Hirsch and Joe Rollins -- Sexual orientation-based antidiscrimination ordinances and the earnings of sexual minority individuals : evidence from local initiatives in California / Christopher Carpenter and Marieka Klawitter -- Harassment, retaliation and relief : can laws like the proposed Employment Nondiscrimination Act improve the plight of gay workers? / Toni Lester -- Sexual orientation discrimination in health care and social service policy : a comparative analysis of Canada, the UK and USA / Nick J. Mulé.

ISBN

• 0415770238 (hbk.)
• 9780415770231 (hbk.)
• 0415770246 (pbk)
• 9780415770248 (pbk)
• 0203086651 (ebk.)
• 9780203086650 (ebk.)

LCCN

2006024053

OCLC

• ocm70707883
• 70707883
• SCSB-5927138

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries