TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract Physical appearances constitute a criterion of discrimination recognised by the French law. This topic is often raised in the field of media and advertising, but the consequences of stereotypes and prejudices about appearances at work are not taken into account as much. However, this criterion is subject to a multitude of normative injunctions, located in time and space, and significantly affects all spheres of life. Voluntary or involuntary transgression of these norms leads to processes of segregation, discrimination and harassment. These processes are all the more insidious because their legitimacy is less questioned than when it concerns a criterion shared by a collective such as race or gender. Appearances are, in fact, perceived as individual characteristics; moreover, some of them are perceived as controllable, which justifies the unfavourable treatment of people who do not fit the norm.At work, recruitment is the most obvious step in which appearances play a role because first impressions are largely based on them. But remuneration or daily life at the office is also affected by beliefs and expectations about appearances. After presenting testimonies from focus groups on this issue, we offer some advices for organisations concerned by the topic.
VL  - 4
SN  - 978-1-78635-489-1, 978-1-78635-490-7/2051-2333
DO  - 10.1108/S2051-233320160000004008
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2051-233320160000004008
AU  - Barth Isabelle
AU  - Wagner Anne-Lorraine
ED  - Jean-François Chanlat
ED  - Mustafa F. Özbligin
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - Physical Appearance as Invisible Discrimination
T2  - Management and Diversity
T3  - International Perspectives on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 127
EP  - 146
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -