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Diversität oder Diskriminierung im Management?

Diskriminierungserfahrungen, Outing, emotionales Wohlbefinden und Lebenszufriedenheit von lesbischen, schwulen und bisexuellen Führungskräften
  • Lisa de Vries
Published/Copyright: November 5, 2021
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Zusammenfassung

Dieser Beitrag liefert einen Einblick in die bislang wenig untersuchte Arbeitsmarktsituation von lesbischen, schwulen und bisexuellen Führungskräften. Basierend auf Daten des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) wird zunächst mittels deskriptiver Verteilungen (nach Branche, Unternehmensgröße und Arbeitszeit) die Arbeitsmarktsituation von Führungskräften nach sexueller Orientierung und Geschlecht betrachtet. Zusätzlich werden die Daten einer Online-Befragung (LGBielefeld 2019) mit 571 lesbischen, schwulen und bisexuellen Führungskräften verwendet, um Diskriminierung, Outing, emotionales Wohlbefinden und Lebenszufriedenheit dieser Führungskräfte zu untersuchen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen zum einen, dass lesbische, schwule und bisexuelle Führungskräfte von Diskriminierung im Arbeitsleben betroffen sind und nicht immer offen über ihre sexuelle Orientierung am Arbeitsplatz sprechen (können). Zum anderen haben Diskriminierung im Arbeitsleben und der Umgang mit der sexuellen Orientierung am Arbeitsplatz einen Effekt auf die Lebenszufriedenheit und einzelne Dimensionen des emotionalen Wohlbefindens.

Abstract

This contribution offers an insight into the labor market situation of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people in leadership positions that is rarely researched. Based on data of the socio-economic panel (SOEP), descriptive distributions (industry sector, firm size, working time) offer an overview of the labor market situation of people in leadership positions by sexual orientation and gender. Further, the data of an online survey (LGBielefeld 2019) with 571 lesbian, gay, and bisexual people in leadership positions were used to examine discrimination, disclosure, affective well-being, and life satisfaction. The results show that lesbian, gay, and bisexual people in leadership positions face discrimination in the labor market and are not always able to talk openly about their sexual orientation at the workplace. Further, discrimination in the working life and the disclosure of sexual orientation at the workplace do affect life satisfaction and some parts of affective well-being.

Funding statement: Dieser Beitrag ist im Projekt „Ergänzung der Dateninfrastruktur des SOEP um eine Stichprobe von Lesben, Schwulen und Bisexuellen (SOEPLGB)“ entstanden. SOEP-LGB wird unter den Förderkennzeichen 01UW1803A und 01UW1803B vom Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) gefördert.

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