Discrimination at work. Women, ethnicity, religion, age, appearance, LGBT.

Summary The causes, costs and measurement of discrimination in the workplace have been the subject of much research, and this groundbreaking book presents the results for a wide range of social groups: women, seniors, LGBT people, ethnic and religious minorities, and people discriminated against because of their physical appearance. Discrimination is omnipresent and creeps into every stage of the career path, from application to hiring, to loss of a job and chances of promotion. It even manifests itself in the education years, influencing skill acquisition as well as career choices. The causes, costs, and measurement of discrimination in the workplace are the subject of multiple research studies and experiments, the results of which this innovative book presents for a wide range of social groups: women, senior citizens, LGBT people, ethnic and religious minorities, and people discriminated against because of their physical appearance. This book is also the first to propose a series of measures which, well beyond a strictly punitive approach, show that discrimination in the workplace is not inevitable and can be fought.