OBESE JOB APPLICANTS FACE BIAS: REPORT

[thelovewitch]

Overweight women are being discriminated against when applying for jobs and receive lower starting salaries than their skinny colleagues, according to a new study.

Monash University, together with the University of Hawaii, examined whether a recently developed measure of anti-fat prejudice, the universal measure of bias (UMB), predicted workplace

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[curseangel]

Absolutely enraging, but not at all surprising. I mean, people won't even sit next to me on the subway if there's any choice, like being fat means I'm toxic. /had a really awful subway ride home today what

[arisma]

[curseangel]

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[curseangel]

Thanks ♥ *hugs!* That subway ride, ugh. I swear the lady next to me gave me the worst look for daring to be a fat person and sit next to her xX;

[jaded110]

*hugs* I'd have looked at her like, 'keep staring lady, I'll do a trick.'