/channels/news_feeds/all/term/Rohini%20Jalan/rss en /channels/channels/news/idealizing-specific-body-types-workplace-causes-inequities-353820 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>When you think of a shopping centre Santa Claus, a specific body type comes to mind: a bearded, rosy-cheeked, older, white man. In fact, many work in fields where their bodies are intentionally governed by organizational systems intent on shaping them into an idealized image of a worker, argues Assistant Professor of Strategy and Organization <a href="/desautels/rohini-jalan"><strong>Rohini Jalan</strong></a>. While all bodies are encouraged to undergo body work to conform, this affects different body types disproportionately.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">20 </span><span class="month">December </span><span class="year">2023</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 20 Dec 2023 20:22:40 +0000 webfull 195964 at /channels