Have you ever felt judged or held back because of your appearance?
It isn’t enough that women face gender inequality in the workplace affecting everything from pay and promotions; if you’re a woman living with obesity, it’s been proven that you’ll also be battling an unspoken weight bias too.
According to Napala Pratini, founder of Habitual, a digital platform helping people lose weight and reverse type 2 diabetes through its science-backed behavioural-change and weight medication programme, research shows that “employers tend to evaluate larger women as less productive, less desirable, lacking in self-discipline and professionalism, and having lower supervisory potential.”
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If that wasn’t infuriating enough, the data reveals an even more troubling pattern. While women face significant career penalties for being obese, men can largely “get away with it” from a career progression perspective.
Why you should tune in
Hear the truth behind the headlines about weight-loss medication and discover how Habitual’s holistic, behaviour-first model pairs medication with mindset and lifestyle transformation to help people lose weight. Learn what one woman has been able to achieve since joining Habitual (you’ll particularly love this story if you’re struggling to put yourself on social media) and hear tips that’ll help you navigate your weight-loss journey if you’re keen to make a change.
Here’s what to listen out for:
[00:46] What is Habitual?
[02:53] How does weight affect your career?
[05:53] Where could your weight-loss journey take you?
[07:42] Is weight-loss medication the silver bullet it’s being painted to be?
[11:45] How do you deal with other people’s perception of a ‘new you’?
If you’ve ever felt judged or held back because of your appearance, this episode will validate your experience – and give you the tools to fight back.
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