[시사영어 2023-07-25] 비만차별 금지법과 실제 기업에서의 상황

The Hidden Career Cost of Being Overweight

경력상의 희생 / 과체중으로의

Overweight : 과체중인, 비만인 (=fat, obese)

Weight stigma is rarely talked about at work, but it pervades workplaces everywhere, employees and hiring managers say.

rarely : 좀처럼 ~하지 않는
Weight stigma : 과체중딱지, 비만이라는 꼬리표(= obesity stigma)
pervades : 만연하다 (= permeate, spread through)
stereotype : 천편일률적으로 평가하다 (= categorize)
undiscipline : 방만한, 멋대로인(=uncontrolled, disorderly)

Study after study shows heavier people are paid and promoted less than thinner colleagues and are often stereotyped as lazy or undisciplined.

Study after study : 여러연구들이

In a spring survey of more than 1,000 human-resources executives, 11% said an applicant’s weight had factored into hiring decisions.

factor into : ~에 요소로 작용하다, ~에 영향을 미치다 (= affect, influence)  
human-resources executives : 인사부 임원
hiring decisions : 채용 결정

Half of managers surveyed in a separate poll said they preferred interacting with “healthy-weight” employees.

interact : 함께 일하다 (= work together)  
healthy-weight : 건강한 체중

Signed into law in May, the New York City ban adds weight and height to the list of characteristics protected from discrimination, alongside race, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation.

ban : (법)금지, 금지하다
characteristic : (개인적) 특성 (= feature, trait)  
discrimination : 차별, 편견(=bias, prejudice)  
alongside : ~와 함께, ~와 동시에
sexual orientation : 성적 지향, 성적 취향 

Several states, including New Jersey and Massachusetts, have introduced similar bills.

similar bill : 유사한 법안

Pressure to be fit is already intense for anyone aspiring to rise through the management ranks.

• 날씬해야 된다는 압박은 이미 강하다 / 관리자층이 되기를 갈망하는 모든 사람들에게

management ranks : 관리자 층, 관리자 대열  

The internet is awash in images and reports of how tech leaders such as Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg achieved their now-buff physiques.

awash : 넘치는, 가득 찬 (= flooded, filled)  
buff : 근육질의 (=muscular, ripped)  
physique : 몸매, 체격 (= build, constitution)

And some leadership coaches say staying trim is virtually a requirement for getting on the CEO track.
Keith Wolf said he has never heard a corporate client cite a job candidate’s weight for deciding against them.

cite : (이유·예를) 들다, 인용하다
requirement : 필수조건

But it would be naive to think appearance isn’t a factor. “You can just kind of look at who actually is hired for certain roles,” he said.

trim : 날씬한, 군살이 없는 (=fit, slim)  
virtually : 사실상, 거의 (= practically, nearly)  
naive : 너무 순진한, 세상 물정을 모르는 (= gullible, artless, credulous)
kind of : 약간, 어느 정도