Yanbo Zhao

Email: xqdt7431@leeds.ac.uk
Thesis title: Identity Management of LGBT Employees in the Workplace: A Study of Strategies and Challenges in the Chinese Context
Supervisors: Dr Xanthe Whittaker, Dr Helen Norman, Dr Jiachen Shi

Profile

I joined the People, Work and Employment (PWE) department at the Leeds University Business School in October 2024 to begin my PhD programme. Before to this, I earned a Bachelor’s degree in Management (Marketing) in China and a Master’s degree in Global Economy in the UK. My current research focuses on the identity management and career experience of sexual/gender minorities in the workplace in China. I am deeply passionate about issues related to sexual/gender and work, as well as promoting equality for marginalized groups.

Research interests

My research interests include sexual/gender minorities, gender and work, workplace discrimination, identity management, Diversity, Equity and Iclusion, queer theory.

Qualifications

MSc. Global Economy, University of Glasgow, UK
Bachelor of management (Marketing), Tianjin University of Commerce, China

Research groups and institutes

Centre for Employment Relations, Innovation and Change