title: Introduction: lesbians and work: the advantages and disadvantages of comfortable shoes.
abstract: This collection of research articles and personal essays on Lesbians and Work is introduced, highlighting some of the advantages and disadvantages that lesbians experience when they engage in paid work outside the home. Although lesbians in the U.S. and elsewhere experience similar workplace discrimination and stress, there are many different ways in which lesbian women respond to discrimination and manage stress.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York College at Oswego, USA.
authors.forename: Pamela A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Brand
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007586:Job Application; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology; D011287:Prejudice; D012933:Social Identification; D012938:Social Perception; D014481:United States; D014931:Women, Working / Q000523:psychology; D017132:Workplace