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Title: Labour Force Status and Sexual Orientation

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2007

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Abstract: This study explores the probabilities of being employed, unemployed, and not in the labour force, for men and women in same-sex couples and married and unmarried opposite-sex couples. Same-sex partners were more likely to be unemployed than married opposite-sex partners but less likely than unmarried opposite-sex partners. Laws prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination had positive and larger effects on unemployment for same-sex partners than for other partners. The presence of young children increased the probability of being out of the labour force more for male same-sex partners than for other men, and less for female same-sex partners than for other women.

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Authors: Leppel, Karen

Periodical (Full): Economica

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Volume: 76

Pages: 197-207

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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