Speaking of image and...

"The lack of legal protection for this kind of documented inequality might seem surprising, but Puhl says it stems from society’s acceptance of stereotypes about overweight and obese people. “There is little public understanding about obesity as a complex, chronic disease that has multiple determinants, only one of which is personal behavior,” she says. 'We also live in a society where weight bias and stereotypes are common in the mass media, and where such instances go unchallenged.'

Today, Mills works from home as an online tutor while finishing a PhD in Information Assurance and Security. She's been surprised by how differently she's been treated in that job, where no one can see what she looks like.

'When I get on the phone with my learners, they tell me, ‘You're amazing.’ And I just think, you would not have those same words for me if you saw a picture of me first. It's sad that I have to hide behind a computer to be taken seriously,' she says."

~ http://www.refinery29.com/2015/06/89803/women-weight-discrimination-at-work