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Importance of considering intersectionality when studying weight at work

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 March 2024

Jocelyn G. Anker ,
Nina Carmichael-Tanaka Open the ORCID record for Nina Carmichael-Tanaka [Opens in a new window]  and
Lillian T. Eby
Jocelyn G. Anker*
Affiliation:
University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Nina Carmichael-Tanaka
Affiliation:
University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
Lillian T. Eby
Affiliation:
University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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Corresponding author: Jocelyn G. Anker; Email: [email protected]
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 17 , Issue 1 , March 2024 , pp. 126 - 132
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