In three studies (N = 340), we tested whether vocal cues to a person’s sexual orientation prompted sexual orientation discrimination in heterosexual individuals when hiring leaders. Our results inform how gender and sexual orientation intersect to produce discriminatory effects in the hiring context. Heterosexual participants listened to short clips of voices that sounded like job candidate was a lesbian or heterosexual woman, or a gay or heterosexual man, and rated all for job suitability and employability. Candidates applied for jobs as leaders (Study 1), as leaders or assistants (Study 2), and for leadership roles that varied in both gender role and status (Study 3). Sexual orientation discrimination occurred in all three studies and was greater among women job candidates. Refuting role congruity theory, several findings disconfirmed the prediction that lesbian-sounding women would be advantaged when stereotyped as masculine and when applying for leadership roles. Rather, in line with status-beliefs theory, lesbian-sounding women and gay-sounding men were rated and ranked poorly to the extent that they were perceived as less competent than heterosexual candidates. Findings suggest that hiring discrimination occurs in subtle ways, such as when individuals sound gay/lesbian. This has implications for recruitment as well as sexual-orientation discrimination court cases. Online slides for instructors who want to use this article for teaching are available on PWQ's website at http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/suppl/10.1177/0361684319891168

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领导者听起来不像女同性恋！：性取向声音提示对异性恋者的第一印象和招聘决定的影响

在三项研究 (N = 340) 中，我们测试了在招聘领导者时，对一个人的性取向的声音暗示是否会导致异性恋者的性取向歧视。我们的结果说明性别和性取向如何交叉以在招聘环境中产生歧视性影响。异性恋参与者听了一段声音，听起来像是求职者是女同性恋或异性恋女性，或同性恋或异性恋男性，并根据工作适合性和就业能力对所有内容进行评分。候选人申请担任领导（研究 1）、领导或助理（研究 2）以及性别角色和地位各不相同的领导角色（研究 3）。性取向歧视在所有三项研究中都存在，并且在女性求职者中更为严重。驳斥角色一致性理论，一些调查结果否定了这样的预测，即女同性恋的女性在被刻板印象为男性和申请领导职位时会更有优势。相反，根据地位信念理论，女同性恋和男同性恋的评价和排名都很差，以至于他们被认为不如异性恋候选人胜任。调查结果表明，招聘歧视以微妙的方式发生，例如当个人听起来是同性恋时。这对招聘以及性取向歧视法庭案件都有影响。希望使用本文进行教学的教师的在线幻灯片可在 PWQ 的网站上找到：http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/suppl/10.1177/0361684319891168 女同性恋和男同性恋的评价和排名都很差，以至于他们被认为不如异性恋候选人胜任。调查结果表明，招聘歧视以微妙的方式发生，例如当个人听起来是同性恋时。这对招聘以及性取向歧视法庭案件都有影响。希望使用本文进行教学的教师的在线幻灯片可在 PWQ 的网站上找到：http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/suppl/10.1177/0361684319891168 女同性恋和男同性恋的评价和排名都很差，以至于他们被认为不如异性恋候选人胜任。调查结果表明，招聘歧视以微妙的方式发生，例如当个人听起来是同性恋时。这对招聘以及性取向歧视法庭案件都有影响。希望使用本文进行教学的教师的在线幻灯片可在 PWQ 的网站上找到：http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/suppl/10.1177/0361684319891168