“Concealable Stigma and Occupational Segregation: Toward a Theory of Gay and Lesbian Occupations” originally was published by Administrative Science Quarterly and featured recently in the London School of Economics and Political Science's Business Review blog. So is that why gay men and women are disproportionately represented among academics? A new study investigating the phenomenon of “occupational segregation” argues that certain jobs - including that of professor - are particularly appealing to gay men and lesbians for these reasons. Academic work is often solitary, but succeeding in the professoriate arguably requires social acumen.
