My first peer-reviewed journal article has been published in the 10th issue of Gender and Sexuality: Journal of the Center for Gender Studies, ICU. The 10th issue of Gender and Sexuality can be downloaded here.

• Hiramori, Daiki. 2015. “Challenges of Sexual and Gender Minorities in the Workplace: Multivariate Analyses of Income and Willingness to Continue Working.” Gender and Sexuality 10:91-118. In Japanese.

Abstract: This research analyzes the effect of being a sexual and/or gender minority on income, and the effect of discriminatory language and behavior toward sexual and gender minorities in the workplace on willingness to continue working. Utilizing the “Survey on LGBT Issues in the Workplace Environment 2014” conducted by Nijiiro Diversity, a nonprofit organization, the multiple regression analyses reveal that being a minority in terms of sexual orientation and being a transgender individual have effects on income, without control variables. With control variables, the association between income and identifying as lesbian or gay, identifying as bisexual when gender at birth was male, or being a transgender individual whose gender at birth was female became insignificant. However, even after controlling other variables, being a bisexual whose gender at birth was female, being a transgender whose assigned gender at birth was male, and possessing other sexual orientations had negative effects on income. This suggests that economic discrimination against sexual and gender minorities affects various categories of sexual and gender minorities differently. Further, findings indicate that the existence of discriminatory language and behavior toward sexual and gender minorities in the workplace has a negative effect on willingness to continue working. As this paper used a web survey, the conclusions should not be overgeneralized.

Keywords: LGBT, workplace discrimination, income, willingness to continue working, Japan

このたび拙論文が、国際基督教大学ジェンダー研究センタージャーナル『ジェンダー&セクシュアリティ』第10号に掲載されました。ぜひご覧ください！『ジェンダー&セクシュアリティ』第10号はこちらからダウンロード可能です。

• 平森大規，2015，「職場における性的マイノリティの困難――収入および勤続意欲の多変量解析」『ジェンダー&セクシュアリティ』10: 91-118．

The talk “Quantitative Research and Sexual/Gender Minorities” held at Naha Women’s Center on July 19 was featured by Okinawa Times.

7月19日に、なは女性センターで行ったトーク「計量調査と性的マイノリティ」の内容が沖縄タイムスに掲載されました。記事はこちらです。

On Saturday, July 19 at 1:30 pm, I will give a talk titled “Quantitative Research and Sexual/Gender Minorities: Findings from the Experience of Participating in the Collaborative Research, ‘LGBT Workplace Environment Survey'” at Naha Women’s Center, Okinawa, Japan!

This talk will be delivered as a program within an event called “The 1st LGBT Youth Meeting” (hosted by Over The Rainbow, cosponsored by Rainbow Alliance Okinawa). I will speak about the significance of conducting quantitative research on sexual/gender minorities as well as various problems arising from the research, based on my experience of participating in the collaborative research, “Survey on LGBT Issues in the Workplace Environment 2014” conducted by Nijiiro Diversity between February and March 2014. Also, I will share the summary of the results of the survey themselves.

7月19日（土）13時30分から、沖縄県那覇市の、なは女性センターで「計量調査と性的マイノリティ：『LGBT職場環境アンケート』共同研究参加経験から見えてきたこと」というタイトルのトークをさせていただくことになりました！

「第1回LGBT Youth Meeting ~十人十色の学校教育~」（主催：Over The Rainbow、共催：レインボーアライアンス沖縄）の中の1つの企画としてお話をさせていただきます。性的マイノリティについて計量調査を行うことの意義やその際に生じる様々な問題について、2014年2月〜3月まで虹色ダイバーシティが行った「LGBTに関する職場環境アンケート 2014」共同研究参加経験を踏まえつつ、お話できたらなと考えております。アンケートそのものの調査結果概要についてもみなさんと共有する予定です。ご関心のある方、ぜひご参加をお待ちしております。

On May 3, I participated in the “Report Meeting of the LGBT Workplace Environment Survey: The Power of Data for the Improvement of the Workplace Environment” held by the nonprofit organization Nijiiro Diversity at Tokyo Women’s Plaza as a guest presenter.

5月3日に東京ウィメンズプラザで行われた、特定非営利活動法人虹色ダイバーシティによる「LGBT職場環境アンケート報告会 〜データを職場環境改善のチカラに〜」にゲスト報告者として参加してきました。報告会での配布資料が虹色ダイバーシティのホームページにアップされましたので、ぜひご覧ください！

I am very excited to enter the graduate program in sociology at the University of Washington. UW Sociology is one of the graduate schools that I really wanted to attend, and I am looking forward to meeting with people at UW in September!

ワシントン大学大学院（UW）の社会学研究科に入学することが決定し、とてもワクワクしています。UW社会学は最も行きたかった大学院の1つで、9月にUWの人々に会えるのを楽しみにしています！