‘Sizeism’ Is Becoming A Weighty Issue For Americans In The Workplace

As if it isn’t already hard enough to get a job. Over the past few decades, sizeism in the workplace has increased by 66 percent and it affects women more than men.Sizeism is the discrimination of people due to their size.

It’s ”comparable to rates of racial discrimination” in the workplace, says a study conducted by Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity.

“It results in inequitable hiring practices, prejudice from employers, lower wages, discriminatory action and wrongful termination,” Rebecca Puhl, director of research at Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, says in the study.

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