Access to the Italian job market is undermined by several kinds of discrimination influencing the opportunities for individuals to obtain a job. In this study, we analyze together the impact of three of the most relevant kinds of discrimination operating in the Italian labor market: gender, race, and weight. Our aim is to assess whether gender and race either increase or decrease the impact of weight-based discrimination. In this respect, we submit a set of fictitious résumés including photos of either obese or thin applicants in response to real online job offers. Our results indicate that the strongest kind of discrimination operating in the Italian labor market is the one connected to the candidate’s geographical origin. Moreover, we find discrimination based on body weight to be more relevant within immigrants than within natives, and gender gap appears to be higher within the obese candidates’ group compared to the normal-weight candidates’ one. This last result is particularly relevant, as the growing rates of obesity forecasted for the next years could in turn produce an increase in the gender gap, which in Italy is already massive.

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意大利劳动力市场中基于权重的歧视：与性别和种族互动的分析

几种歧视影响个人获得工作机会的机会，无法进入意大利的就业市场。在这项研究中，我们一起分析了意大利劳动力市场上三种最相关的歧视的影响：性别，种族和体重。我们的目标是评估性别和种族是否增加或减少基于体重的歧视的影响。在这方面，我们根据真实的在线工作机会提交了一组虚拟的简历，包括肥胖或瘦弱申请人的照片。我们的结果表明，在意大利劳动力市场上最强烈的歧视是与候选人的地理来源有关的歧视。此外，我们发现，基于体重的歧视在移民中比在本地人中更为重要，肥胖候选人组中的性别差距似乎比正常体重候选人组中的性别差距更大。最后的结果特别有意义，因为预测未来几年肥胖率的增长可能反过来导致性别差距的扩大，而在意大利，这种差距已经很大。