"We need to think about, what is our company, our city and our country missing out on by not giving certain people a seat at the table,” Virgie says."
~ http://time.com/money/4512295/trump-alicia-machado-fat-shaming-discrimination/
"Some may find North Dakota and Minnesota's employment laws surprising.
"An employer can fire you because they don't like the color of your hair, they don't like your accent any reason at all and if that reason is a person's weight it's legal," said Leo Wilking, Wilking Law Firm.
"I'm not surprised again. I am horrified," said Strandjord.
Professor Stranjord says this is a big problem and she's hoping to make an impact here on campus.
Her passion for the cause comes from a personal struggle she faced.
"When I was in college I was diagnosed with anorexia," said Strandjord.
She says society's view of eating disorders is disturbing.
"When I was so thin that they were going to hospitalize me soon, people were telling me, "I wish I had your self-discipline,"" said Strandjord.
She's starting with her students, teaching them to rethink the way they view weight and gender."
~ http://www.wday.com/news/4128490-how-weight-discrimination-affecting-presidential-race-well-everyday-life-someA study from the Ethics and Compliance Initiative, a nonprofit that supports workplace ethics, reports that “in terms of ethics and compliance, female workers are at much greater risk than their male counterparts. That enhanced risk applies to female leaders as well as lower-level female employees.” The study cites three major risk areas for women leaders:
Women in senior leadership positions are more likely than men at the same level to feel pressure to compromise company ethics standards and/or the law;
Women are more likely to experience retaliation for reporting misconduct;
Women are more likely to doubt their leaders’ commitment to workplace integrity."
~ http://www.benefitspro.com/2016/03/23/female-leaders-face-higher-ethical-pressures
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