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Systemic inequalities for LGBTQ professionals in STEM
Researchers have documented race and gender inequality in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) for decades. Do lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) professionals face parallel experiences of disadvantage in STEM? Using representative survey data from 21 STEM profession...
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7810386/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33523910 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe0933 |
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author | Cech, E. A. Waidzunas, T. J. |
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description | Researchers have documented race and gender inequality in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) for decades. Do lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) professionals face parallel experiences of disadvantage in STEM? Using representative survey data from 21 STEM professional societies (N(sample) = 25,324; N(LGBTQ) = 1006), this paper presents multidimensional and methodologically robust documentation of 5 dimensions of LGBTQ inequality in STEM. Controlling for variation by demographic, discipline, and job factors, LGBTQ STEM professionals were more likely to experience career limitations, harassment, and professional devaluation than their non-LGBTQ peers. They also reported more frequent health difficulties and were more likely to intend to leave STEM. These trends were similar across STEM disciplines and employment sectors. We found no differences by LGBTQ status in education level, work effort, or job commitment. These findings reveal LGBTQ status as a clear axis of inequality in STEM and motivate further research into the mechanisms producing such outcomes. |
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spelling | pubmed-78103862021-01-22 Systemic inequalities for LGBTQ professionals in STEM Cech, E. A. Waidzunas, T. J. Sci Adv Research Articles Researchers have documented race and gender inequality in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) for decades. Do lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) professionals face parallel experiences of disadvantage in STEM? Using representative survey data from 21 STEM professional societies (N(sample) = 25,324; N(LGBTQ) = 1006), this paper presents multidimensional and methodologically robust documentation of 5 dimensions of LGBTQ inequality in STEM. Controlling for variation by demographic, discipline, and job factors, LGBTQ STEM professionals were more likely to experience career limitations, harassment, and professional devaluation than their non-LGBTQ peers. They also reported more frequent health difficulties and were more likely to intend to leave STEM. These trends were similar across STEM disciplines and employment sectors. We found no differences by LGBTQ status in education level, work effort, or job commitment. These findings reveal LGBTQ status as a clear axis of inequality in STEM and motivate further research into the mechanisms producing such outcomes. American Association for the Advancement of Science 2021-01-15 /pmc/articles/PMC7810386/ /pubmed/33523910 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe0933 Text en Copyright © 2021 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) , which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, so long as the resultant use is not for commercial advantage and provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Articles Cech, E. A. Waidzunas, T. J. Systemic inequalities for LGBTQ professionals in STEM |
title | Systemic inequalities for LGBTQ professionals in STEM |
title_full | Systemic inequalities for LGBTQ professionals in STEM |
title_fullStr | Systemic inequalities for LGBTQ professionals in STEM |
title_full_unstemmed | Systemic inequalities for LGBTQ professionals in STEM |
title_short | Systemic inequalities for LGBTQ professionals in STEM |
title_sort | systemic inequalities for lgbtq professionals in stem |
topic | Research Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7810386/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33523910 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe0933 |
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