職場吐槽：為何肥胖者同樣不受優(yōu)待

　　This week， a group of men have reportedly been handing out fat-shaming cards to women on the London Underground。 The cards said things like， “It’s really not glandular， it’s your gluttony。

　　據(jù)報導(dǎo)，本周一群男子在倫敦地鐵上給女性發(fā)放以胖為恥的卡片。卡片上寫著“肥胖不是天生的，貪食造成肥胖。”

　　A multinational study by the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Food Policy suggests that people are in fact considerably sensitive to weight prejudices — and that most of those surveyed would like to see increased laws and government policies to protect overweight people in the workplace。

　　康涅狄格大學(xué)食品政策路德研究中心的跨國研究顯示，事實(shí)上人們對體重偏見問題相當(dāng)敏感，大多數(shù)受訪者希望加強(qiáng)法律和政策保護(hù)職場的過胖人群。

　　Using online surveys， researchers canvassed nearly 3，000 adults in the U.S。， Canada， Iceland， and Australia， examining levels of support for legal measures to address weight discrimination。

　　研究人員采取在線調(diào)查方式，問詢了近3000名美國、加拿大、冰島和澳大利亞成人是否支持用法律手段處理歧視體重的問題。

　　As it turned out， many people said they want more protections for their overweight colleagues。 At least two-thirds of participants across all four countries support making it illegal for employers to refuse to hire， assign lower wages， deny promotions， or terminate workers because of their weight。

　　結(jié)果，許多人都表示希望其體重超標(biāo)的同事們能得到更多的保護(hù)。四國中至少有三分之二參與調(diào)查者都支持法律取締雇主因員工肥胖而拒絕雇傭、支付其低薪、剝奪其升職機(jī)會或終止雇傭關(guān)系的行為。

　　Respondents were more likely to champion anti-weight-discrimination laws if obesity is caused by numerous factors outside of personal control， such as the economics of food， genetics， or emotional triggers for overeating。

　　若致肥因素非個人所能控制，如由食物經(jīng)濟(jì)、基因和其它因情感誘發(fā)的過度飲食的因素所致，受訪者更愿意支持反體重歧視的法律出臺。

　　So when people have oversimplified notions about obesity， they are less likely to want to change the status quo。 On the other hand， increased education may lead to increased empathy。

　　所以，如果人們對肥胖的理解過于簡單，則不大愿意去改變現(xiàn)狀的。另一方面，教育水平提升的話，人們會更有同情心。