Lesbian workers: personal strategies amid changing organisational responses to 'sexual minorities' in UK workplaces.
This article reports emerging findings from a qualitative research study about lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people at work in the UK. The research focuses on the personal experiences and strategies of LGB people amidst changing organisational responses to sexuality within a new legal and political landscape following the introduction of the Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003. The article draws specifically on the perceptions of lesbian respondents about a range of issues concerning social inclusion and exclusion in the workplace including coming out at work, treatment by managers and colleagues, workplace and organisational culture and participation in LGBT groups and networks.
Colgan
Fiona
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Employment Studies, London Metropolitan University, London, UK. f.colgan@londonmet.ac.uk
Creegan
Chris
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McKearney
Aidan
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Wright
Tessa
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D000328:Adult; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology; D011287:Prejudice; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012938:Social Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom; D014931:Women, Working / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D017132:Workplace / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence