Over fifty years of studies have shown that repeated discrimination
changes the way people behave. If a group in society are told again and
again that they are less valuable, they are likely to be less ambitious
and to underachieve academically or in the workplace. That robs the
economy of human capital it would otherwise have had.
A 2011 US study suggested that lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender
employees who felt unable to be honest about their sexual orientation
were far less likely to reach positions in senior management. Even
relatively tolerant Sweden found that homosexual men are 1.5 per cent
less likely to hold a professional position when compared to equally
qualified heterosexual men.
Financial Times, 'Same Sex marriage boosts the economy'!
Really?
1.5% in Sweden, you say.
As much as that?
How very interesting.
And have you factored in the usual margin of error?
Thursday, 6 June 2013
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