Occupational status of partnered gay men and lesbians in the Netherlands: How to explain the gap with men and women in heterosexual couples?

► Occupational status is higher among partnered Dutch gay than straight men/women. ► Status gaps disappear once controlled for human capital and family situation. ► This study uses the Oaxaca decomposition method to explain the status gap. ► Main explanation for status gap is group differences in predictors, notably education. ► The status gap is not explained by differences in strength of predictors.