Studies have also demonstrated that bias or prejudice manifests within the context of gender-typed work. Such actions may be viewed as legitimizing bias against members of the LGBTQ+ community and creating a climate in which employment discrimination against members of that community becomes normative. In an interview with the New Yorker, President Trump joked that Vice President Pence “wants to hang all gays” (Amatulli, 2017). The issue of prejudice against gay men is made all the more poignant with the current administration in the United States openly opposing gay rights explicitly urging the courts to find that the Title VII protections against employment discrimination do not prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation (Barbash, 2017). Research has evidenced employment discrimination faced by gay men (Horvath and Ryan, 2003 Drydakis, 2015). The implications of these findings are discussed. The gay male applicant, however, was rated similarly on all criteria across job gender-types, suggesting the gay male applicant was viewed as androgynous rather than high in femininity and low in masculinity as inferred by implicit inversion theory. The heterosexual male was rated less effectual, less respect-worthy, and less hirable in the female-typed job condition than in the male-typed job condition. Therefore, we carried out an experiment where 128 adults with experience in recruitment and selection, recruited through Qualtrics, rated heterosexual and gay male applicants applying for a gender-typed job. The majority of studies in this area have, however, failed to account for the sexual orientation of the individual being rated. Men employed in jobs traditionally held by women are perceived as wimpy and undeserving of respect. The lack of fit model and role congruity theory explain how gender stereotypes give rise to the perception that an individual lacks the attributes necessary to be successful in a gender-incongruent job. All rights reserved.Research demonstrates the bias faced by individuals engaged in occupations that are perceived as inconsistent with their gender. reserves the right to make additions, deletions, or modification to the contents on the Website at any time without prior notice.Ĭopyright © 2013-2022. In no event shall be liable for any special, direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages or any damages whatsoever, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tort, arising out of or in connection with the use of the Website or the contents of the Website. Accordingly, to the extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all express or implied warranties, terms and conditions including, but not limited to, implied warranties of content, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.
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