Female bosses are more likely to hire gay and lesbian job candidates over heterosexuals a new UK study has suggested.
Researchers claimed it is the first study to show a positive result for homosexual applicants after past research showed gay and lesbian jobseekers can be at a disadvantage.
The candidates’ CVs carried the same experience and qualifications. The only difference was the homosexual candidates were listed as being members of a group for gay professional workers, the Times reported
Results showed that women favoured homosexual candidates, while males were more likely to choose a straight applicant.
Dr Benjamin Everly, from the business, management and economics department at Sussex University, said: "These results show that bias against gay men and lesbians is much more nuanced than previous work suggests.
"Hiring decisions made by teams of both men and women could lead to less biased decisions."
Previous studies have been less positive with Anglia Ruskin University researchers finding gay men were disadvantaged when applying for stereotypically male-dominated jobs. Lesbian women experienced similar discrimination when going for traditionally female jobs.
