Gay men and lesbian women less likely to be employed in a leadership position

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&#x27;t pass as a CEO either and I don&#x27;t have a, I quote, &quot;‘gay- sounding’ voice&quot;.<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>&quot;Studies show eggs are good for you&quot;

Gay men are more likely to be shorter: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.timesunion.com&#x2F;kristi&#x2F;2010&#x2F;03&#x2F;03&#x2F;shorter-men-more-likely-to-be-gay&#x2F;24152&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;blog.timesunion.com&#x2F;kristi&#x2F;2010&#x2F;03&#x2F;03&#x2F;shorter-men-mor...</a> Lesbians are more likely to be obese: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;federal-eye&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2014&#x2F;09&#x2F;02&#x2F;why-the-federal-government-spent-3-million-to-study-lesbian-obesity&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;federal-eye&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2014&#x2F;09&#x2F;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 &quot;dance&quot; as his primary hobby or interest, whether implicit cultural biases or assumptions play a role as well.

&gt; 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>&gt; ‘gay- sounding’ voice<p>Jesus, it&#x27;s batshit-insane to me that people still think like this.