There is a longstanding stereotype that gay men have a disposable income to fund an extravagant lifestyle. However, recent data has found that there is a gay wealth gap, with the average LGBTQ+ worker earning 90 cents for every dollar a typical worker earns.

In this episode, we’re taking a look at recent data regarding this wealth gap, how workplace discrimination and “early choices” impact this disparity, and what employers and policymakers can do to promote pay equality.

Additional Resources:

• Examining the Economic Status of Same-Gender Relationship Households (https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2022/01/20/examining-the-economic-status-of-same-gender-relationship-households/)
• Women are Still Paid 83 Cents for Every Dollar Men Earn. Here’s Why (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/19/women-are-still-paid-83-cents-for-every-dollar-men-earn-heres-why.html#:~:text=Average%20hourly%20wage%20for%20men%20and%20women%20by%20education&text=Even%20within%20female%2Ddominated%20jobs,%E2%80%9Cdevalued%2C%E2%80%9D%20they%20added)
• One in 10 LGBT Americans Married to Same-Sex Spouse (https://news.gallup.com/poll/329975/one-lgbt-americans-married-sex-spouse.aspx)
• The LGBTQ Wealth Gap (https://lgbtq-economics.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/LGBTQ-Wealth-Gap-One-Page-Infographic.pdf)
• LGBT Poverty in the United States (https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/National-LGBT-Poverty-Oct-2019.pdf)
• The LGBTQ+ Gap: Recent Estimates for Young Adults in the United States (https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4072893)
• The Big LGBTQ+ Wage Gap Problem (https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20220603-the-big-lgbtq-wage-gap-problem)
• The Wage Gap Among LGBTQ+ Workers in the United States (https://www.hrc.org/resources/the-wage-gap-among-lgbtq-workers-in-the-united-states)
• LGBT Students: New Evidence on Demographics and Educational Outcomes (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272775719302791)
• Measuring and Resolving LGBTQ Disparities in STEM (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5daf65330e17a4220c7707ce/t/5f7583cef9968a437d393811/1601536975073/2020_Freeman_PIBBS.pdf)
• Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the United Kingdom's Labour Market: A Field Experiment (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275230399_Sexual_orientation_discrimination_in_the_United_Kingdom's_labour_market_A_field_experiment)
• Evaluations of LGBT Job Applicants: Consequences of Applying "Out" (https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/EDI-01-2019-0048/full/html)
• LGBT People’s Experiences of Workplace Discrimination and Harassment (https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/lgbt-workplace-discrimination/)
• Half of LGBTQ Workers have Faced Job Discrimination, Report Finds (https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/half-lgbtq-workers-faced-job-discrimination-report-finds-rcna1935)
• 03. Surviving Another Pandemic (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/03-surviving-another-pandemic/id1619338054?i=1000559445171)
• New U.S. Census Bureau Data Show Significant Economic Disparities Among the LGBTQ+ Community (https://equitablegrowth.org/new-u-s-census-bureau-data-show-significant-economic-disparities-among-the-lgbtq-community/)
• 10 Essential Actions to Promote Equal Pay (https://www.americanprogress.org/article/10-essential-actions-promote-equal-pay/)

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