ILR

International Labour Review

0020-7780 1564-913X

10.1111/ilr.12400

Development of a composite job quality index for LGBTQ+ workers in Quebec (Canada)

BAIOCCO

Michele

baiocco.michele@uqam.ca BLAIS

Martin

blais.martin@uqam.ca SAMOILENKO

Mariia

samoilenko.mariia@uqam.ca CHAMBERLAND

Line

chamberland.line@uqam.ca CÔTÉ

Isabel

isabel.cote@uqo.ca

Research Chair in Sexual Diversity and Gender Plurality, Department of Sexology, Université du Québec à Montréal Department of Social Work, Université du Québec en Outaouais

02 06 2023

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10.1111/ilr.v162.2

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When heterosexism and cisgenderism leads to social exclusion at work, it negatively affects the well‐being of LGBTQ+ people. To measure this phenomenon, the authors constructed a specific job quality index based on a sample of 1,761 LGBTQ+ Quebec workers recruited as part of the UNIE‐LGBTQ survey (2019–2020). The index was created using factor scores; it comprises 16 indicators and covers five dimensions. It has acceptable internal consistency and is moderately associated with LGBTQ+ job satisfaction. Its conceptual validity is bolstered by the fact that it reflects anticipated differences between groups.

sexual orientation gender identity employment quality working conditions work environment job satisfaction heterosexism cisgenderism Canada

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