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In the above study, lesbians' divorce risks were 10% higher than for gay men (Table 4). A study of marriage dissolution rates in Sweden spanning the years 1995–2012 found that 30% of both male same-sex marriages and heterosexual marriages ended in divorce, whereas the separation rate for female same-sex marriages was 40% (their Figure 7a). [19]
Despite widespread discrimination, another study [131] has reported that only 71% of American adults think that sexual orientation is a protected characteristic under employment nondiscrimination laws. Sexual minorities are as uninformed as heterosexual individuals that sexual orientation is legally protected from employment discrimination.
This measures the number of divorces per 1,000 women married to men, so that all unmarried persons are left out of the calculation. [1] For example, if that same city of 10,000 people has 3,000 married women, and 30 couples divorce in one year, then the refined divorce rate is 10 divorces per 1,000 married women.
The #MeToo movement has helped expose sexual harassment in the workplace, but the difficulties that women face on the job are by no means limited to unwanted advances or inappropriate remarks. On ...
When signing this order, Obama said "America's federal contracts should not subsidize discrimination against the American people". [3] He called for Congressional action to extend similar protections to all workers, noting that more states recognize same-sex marriage than prohibit discrimination in hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. [20]
In the U.S., single men are outnumbered by single women at a ratio of 100 single women to 86 single men, [106] though never-married men over the age of 15 outnumber women by a 5:4 ratio (33.9% to 27.3%) according to the 2006 U.S. Census American Community Survey. The results are varied between age groups, with 118 single men per 100 single ...
An investigation finds widespread sexual misconduct at the FDIC, young people don't want to move to states with abortion bans, and women have the most to lose as divorce rates soar among baby boomers.
The Williams Institute, a national think tank at UCLA School of Law, released a 2011 report [130] that has identified sexual orientation and gender identification discrimination in the workplace. According to the report, between 15 and 43% of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender workers have experienced being fired, denied promotions, or ...