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If we're ending sexism, then hey, lets end some of the less talked about forms of discrimination

"Heightism does exist. Short people are paid less on average than tall people. It is comparable in magnitude to pay differences between race and gender. In a survey of Fortune 500 companies it was revealed that 90% of CEOs were above average height. 30% of those people are 6'2", which is the tallest 4% of the population. " - Q.I.

"For women, we theorized a negative weight–income relationship that is steepest at the thin end of the distribution. For men, we predicted a positive weight–income relationship until obesity, where it becomes negative. ... Results from the 2 studies generally support the hypotheses, even when examining within-individual changes in weight over time. " - When it comes to pay, do the thin win? The effect of weight on pay for men and women.