Lookism †Appearance and the Discrimination That Goes with It

Human Resources Management Executive Memorandum To: From: Date: November 16, 2011 Re: Lookism – Appearance and the discrimination that goes with it Lookism is a more and more pressing problem for companies and corporations, that strive to create an equal opportunities work space. The definition of lookism is â€Å"bias or discrimination against individuals on the basis of appearance, often unconscious.† This discrimination refers to both people who are not perceived as attractive and those who have to deal with the stereotypes connected to being exceptionally good-looking. The business world should acknowledge this relatively new type of discrimination because it leaves companies vulnerable to a whole new field of lawsuits.†¦show more content†¦The outcome of the lawsuit was that Elsa Sallard received a compensation of $750,000. However in the US legislation there is nothing that explicitly protects people who are for example short, obese, simply do not meet society’s standards of beauty or exceed it in any way. The problem here of course is how anyone can create a law that protects those people, when there is no clear definition of beauty. People’s perception of beauty changes with time and is different in different areas of the world. Nevertheless research shows us that â€Å"taller men earned around $600 per inch more than shorter executives.† Overall people perceived as beautiful have more job opportunities as well as a higher chance for advancement in their carriers. A study was conducted by the University of North Carolina at Pembroke on the topic of the relationship between attractiveness of professors and the perceived quality of their teaching. What the study found out was a strong relationship between the two – â€Å"results indicated that as hotness ratings increased, so did ratings on overall quality, clarity, and helpfulness. Additionally, further analysis indicated that the greater the percentage of hotness ratings to overall ratings, the more likely that students rated the professors favorably.† Moreover research shows that attractive people perform better when interviewed. An interesting fact isShow MoreRelatedThe Effects Of Prejudice On Children And Young People1502 Words   |  7 Pageschildren to fit in and to conform with expected appearances and behaviour that they may be discriminated aga inst and bullied if they do not. Both discrimination and prejudice can take a range of forms and can take place for a multitude of reason and usually occurs through lack of knowledge and understanding of diversity, every childcare professional must be conscious of the fact that a child or young person will experience some form of prejudice or discrimination against them throughout their time in schoolRead MoreAppearance Discrimination in Employment22039 Words   |  89 PagesAppearance discrimination in employment: Legal and ethical implications of â€Å"lookism† and â€Å"lookphobia† [pic] http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=2040-7149volume=32issue=1articleid=17077304show=html Downloads: The fulltext of this document has been downloaded 1519 times since 2013 DOI (Permanent URL):  10.1108/02610151311305632 [pic]  Abstract [pic]  View PDF  (200kb) [pic]  Print View References †¢ References (67) Citations †¢ CrossRef (1) Further reading Read MoreWhat Makes A Person?2063 Words   |  9 PagesSome people tend to judge others only by their appearances. We all know that judging a person by his or her appearance is not the right thing to do. But still many standard of beauty exist in our society. If someone is located lower the standard that society made, people started to think he or she is ugly and leave them out. So based on this standard of beauty, people are putting others into categories and measuring them by their level of attractiveness. This has been a problem for a long time but