PS 106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, Urinary Tract Infection, Hobby Lobby
20 Nov 2017
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Complaints per 10,000: sexual orientation- 4. 6; race- 4. 9; gender- 3. 7. 21% of lgbt employees overall and 47% transgender employees report workplace discrimination. Lgbt applicants 23% less likely to be called for an interview despite better qualifications. 1 in 4 report hearing homophobic slurs while at work. 9 out of 10 americans erroneously believe that federal law provides protection to lgbt employees. 39% have a family income of less than 30k (28% of general population) 24% of lesbian and bisexual women live in poverty, relative to 19% of heterosexual women. Same-sex couples raising children on average earn 20% less than heterosexual couples raising children. African-american same-sex couples are significantly more likely to live in poverty than heterosexual african-american couples (and white same-sex couples) 36% physically harassed at school in past year. 56% faced discriminatory policies at school (including bans on pda) Lgbtq: 2nd highest number of hate crimes in 2014. Twice as likely to be targeted than any other group.
