Embracing Body Diversity in the Workplace

When we think about diversity and bias in the workplace, our minds usually go to familiar topics: attributes like race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. However, one area that isn’t discussed as much is body diversity. Body diversity should also be an important part of the discussion around creating an inclusive workplace. In this course, you’ll learn the meaning of body diversity and the two dimensions of body diversity that are most commonly tied to discrimination: height bias and weight bias. You’ll also identify how these two biases can show up in the workplace. Finally, you’ll take away practices to support body diversity on both an individual and organizational level. By the end of this course, you’ll have the knowledge and strategies to embrace body diversity with respect, whether you’re a leader, manager, or individual contributor to your organization.