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Maeve Bannister

LGBTQI Aussies still face structural barriers at work

LGBTQI Australians are lagging behind other workers on key employment measures, research shows. (Julian Smith/AAP PHOTOS)

LGBTQI Australians are more likely to be unemployed, work fewer hours or be in lower-paid industries than their heterosexual and cisgender peers, with long-term impacts on their finances and health.

A first-of-its-kind Australian study by Monash University looked at both sexual and gender identity in relation to work participation and found evidence of ongoing and "concerning" structural inequalities.

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