Sexual Orientation and Earnings in Japan: Findings from the 2019 Osaka City Survey, Daiki Hiramori (Labor Studies Workshare, 5/24/2019)
Posted: 5/14/2019 (Local Events)
ABSTRACT: Previous studies on sexual orientation and earnings show that lesbians earn more and gay men earn less than their heterosexual counterparts. However, most of these studies come from Western countries, and research in non-Western countries has not received much scholarly attention. Using the 2019 Osaka City Survey, this paper examines the association between sexual orientation and earnings in Japan, an East Asian society with an arguably distinct legal, cultural, and religious context regarding sexual minorities compared to Western societies. While previous qualitative and community-based quantitative research in Japan has pointed out that there may be an earnings disadvantage for both lesbians and gay men, this preliminary analysis suggests that there is no earnings disadvantage for lesbians although there is an earnings disadvantage for gay men. Possible mechanisms behind these earnings patterns will be discussed at the time of presentation.
Daiki Hiramori is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Washington. His research interests include quantitative methodology, queer and feminist studies, sexuality and gender stratification, and Japanese society. In particular, Hiramori is interested in (1) the association between sexual orientation and gender identity, and socioeconomic statuses in Japan, (2) sexual/gender minorities and social attitudes, (3) the measurement of sexual orientation and gender identity in quantitative research, and (4) queer and feminist methodologies. In addition to an M.A. in Sociology and a Graduate Certificate in Feminist Studies from the University of Washington, he holds a B.A. in Sociology with a minor in Mathematics from the International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan.
Date: 05/24/2019
Time: 12:30-2:00 PM
Location: Smith Hall, Room 306