159: Anti-Fat Bias in the Workplace

What is it like to be fat in the workplace? I asked you to share your stories and I will be sharing the stats. Is there a difference in how fat men vs fat women are perceived and treated? And how much distinction do we see between smaller fat people and larger fat people? We have some pretty jaw-dropping stories of weight bias in the workplace and so if that’s not feeling good for you today skip the second half of the show.

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Obesity Discrimination in the Recruitment Process: “You’re Not Hired!”: Stuart W. Flint,1,2,* Martin Čadek,3 Sonia C. Codreanu,4 Vanja Ivić,5 Colene Zomer,6 and Amalia Gomoiu7: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4853419/

The grim reality of being a female job seeker: https://fairygodboss.com/career-topics/job-seeker-appearance https://d207ibygpg2z1x.cloudfront.net/raw/upload/v1518462741/production/The_Grim_Reality_of_Being_A_Female_Job_Seeker.pdf

When it comes to pay do the thin win? 2010 American Psychological Association: http://www.timothy-judge.com/Judge%20and%20Cable%20%28JAP%202010%29.pdf

Height, body mass index, and socioeconomic status: mendelian randomisation study in UK Biobank: https://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.i582

Weight Bias in the Workplace: A Literature Review: https://www.omicsonline.org/open-access/weight-bias-in-the-workplace-a-literature-review-2329-6879-1000206.php?aid=55088&fbclid=IwAR12Ib3IRwZ0iMy4NRzjLWzkkXjcTd_jkUg8452Y97KHd6kEKoSSPfjePUM

Weight Bias: A Policy Brief: https://media.ruddcenter.uconn.edu/PDFs/Weight%20Bias%20Policy%20Brief.pdf