Help me understand this test that they did.<p>So, they have taken a group of homosexuals, without any history of leadership, and asked a group to rate how they would do as CEO based on voice only. The group answered based on sound alone that those individuals were not CEO material.<p>Well, I wouldn't pass as a CEO either and I don't have a, I quote, "‘gay- sounding’ voice".<p>The leaders I have know -- both male and female -- had huge charismatic voices. They had presence. They spoke in a room full of people and their voice would pick up. They would get attention right away.<p>How is the lack of this voice linked to discrimination against the gay community?<p>For this study to have any values in my eyes they would need to test actual CEOs. Actual people in leadership positions.
I would like to see this study replicated in different areas throughout the United States and the world. I suspect that different regions will produce different results based purely upon cultural norms of a given society in an area. To make the blanket statement that this is true is not acceptable to me.<p>"Studies show eggs are good for you"
Gay men are more likely to be shorter: <a href="http://blog.timesunion.com/kristi/2010/03/03/shorter-men-more-likely-to-be-gay/24152/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.timesunion.com/kristi/2010/03/03/shorter-men-mor...</a>
Lesbians are more likely to be obese: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/federal-eye/wp/2014/09/02/why-the-federal-government-spent-3-million-to-study-lesbian-obesity/" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/federal-eye/wp/2014/09/0...</a><p>Whether you like it or not, both of those will be factors in influencing who gets put into leadership positions.
I wonder if there is study into biases around cultural interests too, e.g. if a male applies for a leadership position and lists "dance" as his primary hobby or interest, whether implicit cultural biases or assumptions play a role as well.
> Participants were not informed of the sexual orientation of the person but allowed to freely guess from the voice or face of the individual.<p>> ‘gay- sounding’ voice<p>Jesus, it's batshit-insane to me that people still think like this.