Authors: | Christopher N Kendall BA (Hons), LLB, LLM, PhD Associate Professor, Murdoch University School of Law |
Bruce Leishman BA, LLB Murdoch University School of Law | |
Sonya Rogerson BComm, LLB Murdoch University School of Law | |
Sonia Walker BA (Hons) LLB (Murdoch) M Phil (W Aust) Lecturer, Murdoch University School of Law | |
Subjects: | Gay and lesbian legal rights (Other articles) Gay couples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Western Australia Lesbians couples -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Western Australia |
Issue: | Volume 7, Number 4 (December 2000) |
Category: | Refereed Articles |
Editors' Note: Although this article is addressed to a non legally educated audience it is published here as a refereed scholarly paper. The article has been formally refereed and in the editors' view it demonstrates a high level of scholarship both in the underlying research and in the careful, comprehensible and accurate expression.
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TYPE OF DISCRIMINATION | WOMEN % | MEN % |
Being refused a job | 4.9 | 6.1 |
Being refused a promotion | 6.3 | 7.5 |
Being harassed | 32.1 | 31.8 |
Being pressured out/sacked | 14.0 | 10.8 |
Breach of confidentiality | 20.7 | 16.9 |
Experiencing any or all | 45.1 | 45.29 |