The gay glass ceiling: understanding the discrimination at work
Homosexual men are less likely to attain the highest managerial position compared to their heterosexual peers, pointing to potential discrimination at work. Image: REUTERS/Costas Baltas
Cevat Giray Aksoy
Research Economist, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Christopher S. Carpenter
Professor, Vanderbilt University
Jefferson Frank
Professor of Economics, University of London
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