Discussions on Recent Legislation, Noteworthy Cases & Trends in Enforcement
The title above is from an article some time ago in Time entitled “People Who Were Pretty In High School Make More Money Because Life Isn’t Fair.”
The…
Continue Reading “Everything Your Mother Told You Growing Up Is A Lie: The Pretty People Always Win”
We just read an interesting article in The Economist which reported that in China there is a hiring bias in favor of taller people, as well as a “premium” for…
Continue Reading The Taller You Are, The More Your Income: We Re-Visit Appearance Bias
We read a great comment in response to our post “Weight Bias Is Alive And Well.” Maria Hanna Joseph, an attorney/mediator in the Boston area, addressing…
Continue Reading “One’s Natural-Born Features, Alone, Ought Not Be Barriers To Employment”
We note the passing of the “destigmatizer of fat,” Dr. Albert J. Stunkard, who died at the age of 92. The NYT obituary this week called him “a pioneer of…
Continue Reading “Weight Bias Is Alive And Well”
Wow, did we get a lot of comments on our post last week, “‘Appearance DOES MATTER’ (at least in some jobs).” In that post, we quoted Sylvia Dahlby…
Continue Reading Does Appearance Matter In The Workplace? Maybe, Sometimes, “Its Only Human”
Sylvia Dahlby, a “purveyor of talent acquisition, staffing management and recruiting business solutions” in Hawaii, commented below on our posts about “lookism,” beauty bias, appearance bias, and obesity.
Does …
Continue Reading “Appearance In Hiring DOES MATTER” (in some jobs)
We wrote on March 12th about a type of hiring bias based upon “aesthetic labor” – or in this case “sounding right.” The issue revolves around “stammering” —…
Continue Reading Should Stuttering Be Classified As A Disability?
We have done a lot of posts on beauty bias, or “lookism” – workplace bias based upon appearance. See our posts on lookism, appearance or beauty bias, and weight and …
Continue Reading “Aesthetic Labor” — Where Does This Leave Employees Who Stammer?
The Press from New Zealand (Press.com.nz) is publishing a series of articles on employment discrimination, and its leadoff article is about what we have called “lookism,” appearance bias or beauty…
Continue Reading “Lookism” And Beauty Bias In The Workplace
