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APPEARANCE DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE
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THEORIES BEHIND WEIGHT DISCRIMINATION
ATTRIBUTION THEORY
RATIONAL BIAS THEORY
People discriminate, not because they hold any bias or stereotypes against the overweight, but because of the pressure that may be on them to do so.
Negative judgments that employers make against the obese individuals are largely as a result of a societal believe that it is possible for obese individuals to control their weight.
THE GENERAL APPEARANCE RULE
LAWS
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects employees and job applicants from discrimination based on the protected categories of race, color, sex, national origin, and religion.
- Appearance, let alone “attractiveness” (or the lack thereof), is not a protected category. Consequently, it is not necessarily illegal to discriminate based on appearance, for example, by hiring only attractive people.
- Discrimination based on attractiveness is not currently illegal in most instances.
- - District of Columbia
- - Santa Cruz, California
- - Michigan
- -San Francisco
WEIGHT DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE
- With increased obesity cases in the society, weight discrimination is a critical social problem.
- During hiring, the obese individuals experience weight stigmatization from the employees and interviewers
"LOOKISM"
- Positive stereotypes, prejudice, and preferential treatment given to physically attractive people, or more generally to people whose appearance matches cultural preferences.
- We judge people on the basis of their appearance within seconds of meeting them.
- People are more likely to think attractive women benefit than they are to think the same about good looking men. However, women are also more likely than men to be seen as being held back at work because of their looks.
APPEARANCE DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE
TYPES OF APPEARANCE DISCRIMINATION
1- Those based on the effects of employer dress codes, grooming standards, or other appearance-based requirements.
2- Those based on the effects of coworker reactions to or stereotypes about gender-related appearance or conduct for men and women on the job.
EXAMPLES
Andrea Redrado
INTRODUCTION
In Yanowitz v. L’Oreal (2005), the California Supreme Court upheld plaintiff’s right to bring a retaliation claim based on her apparent targeting for disciplinary and other adverse action after she refused to follow a superior’s order to fire a dark-skinned female salesperson and “get me somebody hot” (referring to a light-skinned blond).
- Employer uses other characteristics rather than qualifications in hiring.
- Can you be fired for your appearance?
- Appearance discrimination is legal in most cases.