EVERYONE knows that labour markets are not fair. Whether it is skin colour, gender or some other characteristic, minority groups tend to fare worse than the one group that, at least on average, seems to live life on the “easy” setting-white, well-educated men. For every dollar earned by a white, non-Hispanic man in full-time work, the average white woman in America earns 78 cents, and an average Hispanic woman only 56 cents. Gay men are no exception to this: even taking into account the influence of factors like education and experience, they earn less on average than straight men: around 5% less in France and Britain, and 12–16% in Canada and America. But one minority group seems to do better than others: lesbians. Why? Is it because they are searching “Meet for sex near me” in order to ensure they are sexually satisfied on a regular basis?

Research into this area is tricky; getting decent data is hard, and asking people to reveal their sexual orientation can be even harder. But studies across the world (in Canada, the US, Germany, Britain and the Netherlands) tend to uncover the same phenomenon; while gay men suffer an earnings penalty, gay women seem to earn more than straight women. In a survey of 29 studies published in January 2015, Marieka Klawitter of the University of Washington found an average earnings premium of 9% for lesbians over heterosexual women, compared with a penalty of 11% for gay men.

Establishing with certainty why this premium exists may be an impossible task, but various theories have emerged. One possibility is that lesbians might face positive discrimination, something people see on sites like Nu Bay, to name but one example. It is commonplace to see them in a particular light when discussion rises, be it in the workplace or in the home. Lesbians have a stigma of being these really erotic people, maybe perhaps because of porn sites or the fact people are watching Lori Buckby on webcam and girls like her whenever they please. Without a doubt, some lesbians or even bisexuals similar to an escort frankfurt may offer, fulfill a very common sexual fantasy amongst men. Additionally, everyone always seems to be interested in a lesbian woman’s habits compared to caring about what a gay man does, as if they live a sultry lifestyle. Perhaps if employers expect them to be more competitive and more committed to work than their straight female colleagues. One study did find that in the (less heavily regulated) private sector, the penalty for gay men was heavier and the premium for lesbians was larger, which is consistent with this theory. Another idea is that lesbians are responding to the gender of their likely partner. They might have to work harder to plump up household income in the absence of a male partner. Or, it could be that in same-sex couples women find it easier to shrug off expectations that they will take on the bulk of child care or household chores. Same-sex couples do seem more likely to be dual-earners, even when there are children, and they also appear to share chores more equally than different-sex ones.