The Current Situation of and Solutions to Appearance Discrimination: An Example from the Financial Industry

Abstract

The beauty premium is increasingly mentioned in today's society, as relevant social surveys and academic studies have shown that better-looking people are generally more likely to have higher salaries and better promotion opportunities in the workplace. Appearance discrimination has evolved into an "unwritten rule" in the workplace, which has never made any real improvements. Therefore, this paper takes the financial industry as an example through collating the literature and case studies and taking into account the characteristics of the financial industry, we have come up with the characteristics and the current situation of appearance discrimination in this industry. Meanwhile, this paper focuses on exploring feasible ways to solve the problem of appearance discrimination from the three perspectives of law, company and individuals, which is of practical significance in finding and providing solutions to improve appearance discrimination in the workplace. We hope that through this paper, readers will gain a better understanding of the current situation of appearance discrimination and be able to be sensible and courageous in defending their rights in the face of such discrimination.