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Plus-size people face faster job rejection or worse: ‘Slimmer women get higher salaries’

Plus-size people face faster job rejection or worse: ‘Slimmer women get higher salaries’

Research by the knowledge institute Movisie indicates that employees with a larger body size frequently face discrimination, bullying, or wage disparities in the workplace. Researchers express concern that weight-based discrimination is currently not officially recognized as a form of prejudice in the Netherlands.

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