Welcome to Episode 13 of Series 2 where we're discussing fatphobia in the workplace. We talk about the lack of government protection against weight-based discrimination, dive into statistics of how people with larger bodies are viewed and treated in the corporate world and how sexism and racism intersect with this. We discuss the taking back of the word "fat" as a neutral descriptive term and how weight-based discrimination often slips under the radar in a patriarchal society where women are pressured to be as skinny as possible. We close out the episode discussing the impact fatphobia has on people's experiences with the medical community and share the words of Naomi Wolf who says that neither capitalism nor the patriarchy benefit from women who reject the impossible beauty standards of today’s society. We hope you're one of those women.
- Janice Gassam Asare's January 2019 article for Forbes entitled "The Discrimination No One Talks About: Weight Discrimination" for base survey information and legal protections for weight-based discrimination in the workplace
- November 2020 article for Nylon entitled "How Fatphobia Has Cemented Itself in the American Workplace" for base research and statistical information on weight-based discrimination in the workplace
- Angelina R. Sutin, Yannick Stephan and Antonio Terracciano November 2015 report entitled "Weight Discrimination and Risk of Mortality" for the statistics and medical impact of weight-based discrimination
- Rebecca Puhl and Kelly D. Brownell's study entitled "Bias, Discrimination, and Obesity" for further research into weight-based discrimination
- Margaret T. Hicken, Hedwig Lee, and Anna K. Hing's March 2017 study entitled "The weight of racism: Vigilance and racial inequalities in weight-related measures" for research and statistics on the intersection of racism and weight-based discrimination
- Check out @fatfabfeminist on Instagram
- Please check out our "Feminism 101" suggested reading list here if you're at a loose end for a great read from an Feminist author.
- Find out more about the amazing artists, Nubefy, behind the graphics we use (though not on this episode) here