Study finds employers discriminate in favour of straight applicants

[Fearless]

Researchers applied for 100 jobs with US federal contractors using fictional pairs of CVs.

The pairs of CVs were similar except one listed the applicant’s leadership role in an LGBT-rights NGO and the other listed a role in a non-LGBT NGO.

According to the researchers, the LGBT CVs were designed to be stronger in several respects, better grades and work experience for example.

Despite this, the LGBT ‘applicants’ were 23% less likely to be called to interview.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/07/01/us-study-finds-employers-discriminate-in-favour-of-straight-applicants/

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[theHandpuppet]

1. Wow -- that's both depressing and infuriating

[MNBrewer]

2. Of course they do.

It would be surprising to find otherwise in this heterosexual dictatorship we live in.

[closeupready]

5. +1000. Where do I sign up to get grants for research like this?

[xchrom]

3. du rec.

[Behind the Aegis]

4. Not surprising.

I know I was passed over a few times because of my resume and I was in a field that was supposedly GLBT-positive.

[MNBrewer]

6. They do the same thing to other groups

racial minorities, older people, women, and the "over qualified".