Sexual identity management of working lesbian women
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to provide a closer look at being out in the work environment. What are the characteristics that distinguish lesbian women who are out at work from those who are not? What role do companies play with their diversity-related measures? Design/methodology/approach...
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| author | Kristine Khachatryan Regine Graml Tobias Hagen Yvonne Ziegler Ricky Astrida Herman |
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| description | Purpose – The purpose of this study is to provide a closer look at being out in the work environment. What are the characteristics that distinguish lesbian women who are out at work from those who are not? What role do companies play with their diversity-related measures? Design/methodology/approach – This paper investigates characteristics that distinguish lesbian women who were out at work and analyzes the use of various sexual identity management strategies in relation to specific reference groups within a company. Furthermore, the method of multiple correspondence analysis is used to visually map the associations between company-specific characteristics and being out. Findings – Results show that being out in the work environment is subject to a complex interplay of several factors, from personal resources to the diversity-friendliness of the company. A company’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersexual (LGBTI)-related measures, such as in-house LGBTI networks or diversity workshops, can not only promote the coming out of lesbian employees, and thereby help to increase their overall satisfaction with life, but can also reduce their experiences of discrimination. Originality/value – In this paper, the method of multiple correspondence analysis is used to examine the relationships between several diversity-related measures of the company and being out at the workplace. A visualization of these relationships in a two-dimensional space allows a more comprehensive view of these features and their possible effect on being out at the workplace. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1552d98f870a4ecbbe90cfb6102d9e9d2022-12-22T04:13:35ZengEmerald PublishingOrganization Management Journal1541-65182022-06-011939910910.1108/OMJ-01-2021-1133680862Sexual identity management of working lesbian womenKristine Khachatryan0Regine Graml1Tobias Hagen2Yvonne Ziegler3Ricky Astrida Herman4Faculty of Business and Law, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyFaculty of Business and Law, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyFaculty of Business and Law, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyFaculty of Business and Law, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyFaculty of Business and Law, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main, GermanyPurpose – The purpose of this study is to provide a closer look at being out in the work environment. What are the characteristics that distinguish lesbian women who are out at work from those who are not? What role do companies play with their diversity-related measures? Design/methodology/approach – This paper investigates characteristics that distinguish lesbian women who were out at work and analyzes the use of various sexual identity management strategies in relation to specific reference groups within a company. Furthermore, the method of multiple correspondence analysis is used to visually map the associations between company-specific characteristics and being out. Findings – Results show that being out in the work environment is subject to a complex interplay of several factors, from personal resources to the diversity-friendliness of the company. A company’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersexual (LGBTI)-related measures, such as in-house LGBTI networks or diversity workshops, can not only promote the coming out of lesbian employees, and thereby help to increase their overall satisfaction with life, but can also reduce their experiences of discrimination. Originality/value – In this paper, the method of multiple correspondence analysis is used to examine the relationships between several diversity-related measures of the company and being out at the workplace. A visualization of these relationships in a two-dimensional space allows a more comprehensive view of these features and their possible effect on being out at the workplace.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/OMJ-01-2021-1133/full/pdf?title=sexual-identity-management-of-working-lesbian-womenmultiple correspondence analysisbeing outdiversity sensitivitylesbian employeesexual identity management. |
| spellingShingle | Kristine Khachatryan Regine Graml Tobias Hagen Yvonne Ziegler Ricky Astrida Herman Sexual identity management of working lesbian women Organization Management Journal multiple correspondence analysis being out diversity sensitivity lesbian employee sexual identity management. |
| title | Sexual identity management of working lesbian women |
| title_full | Sexual identity management of working lesbian women |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Sexual identity management of working lesbian women |
| title_short | Sexual identity management of working lesbian women |
| title_sort | sexual identity management of working lesbian women |
| topic | multiple correspondence analysis being out diversity sensitivity lesbian employee sexual identity management. |
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