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Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:00 AM

Lose pounds, pad your paycheck?

Overweight white women suffer a significant wage penalty. Research shows it's only getting worse.
Carol Lloyd

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  • Thursday, December 13, 2007 07:38 PM

    I'm wondering...

    Do white women actually suffer a disproportionate penalty for being obese? Or is it that white women enjoy a disproportionate premium for being thin? It seems like women of color have more trouble achieving pay parity, overall... I'd be interested in seeing the data in this case, or I am not sure how much of this report is data and how much is projection of one interpretation onto that data.

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