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minmax(260px,.85fr);gap:56px;align-items:center;background:#202955;color:#fff;padding:90px max(24px,calc((100vw - 1180px)\/2));\">\n<div class=\"conf-detail__hero-copy\" style=\"max-width:760px\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 28px\"><a class=\"conf-detail__back\" href=\"https:\/\/alternego.com\/en\/our-talks\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-family:Univers,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase\">\u2190 Back to talks<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"max-width:920px;margin:0;font-family:Univers,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(42px,6vw,78px);font-weight:700;line-height:1.02;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff\" style=\"max-width:920px;margin:0;font-family:Univers,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(42px,6vw,78px);font-weight:700;line-height:1.02;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff\" id=\"too-fat-too-ugly-too-tattooed-who-belongs-and-what-are-the-risks\">Too fat, too ugly, too tattooed: who belongs, and what are the risks?<\/h1>\n<p style=\"max-width:760px;margin:28px 0 0;font-family:Univers,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:clamp(20px,2.2vw,28px);line-height:1.6;color:#fff\">Address discrimination based on physical appearance at work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"conf-detail__hero-media\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:390px;margin:0 auto\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alternego.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/codex-clipboard-d241d70c-c1c2-4fef-86e7-fada8691ad78.png\" alt=\"Femme tatou\u00e9e illustrant les discriminations li\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019apparence physique au travail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 242px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 242\/540;\"><\/figure>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"conf-detail__body\" style=\"max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 70px 24px;\">\n<div class=\"conf-detail__grid\" style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .8fr; gap: 60px;\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"conf-detail__eyebrow conf-detail__pitch-label\" style=\"margin: 0 0 12px; color: #378b97; font-family: Univers,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 32px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.12; text-transform: uppercase;\">Diversity, equity &amp; inclusion \u00b7 Physical appearance<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Univers,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.65; color: #0d0d0d;\">From facial features to body size, physical appearance is immediately visible and attracts stereotypes. According to France\u2019s Defender of Rights in 2024, it was the second most frequently experienced ground of discrimination in companies. Appearance covers many issues linked to physical integrity and personal expression: height, weight, clothing, body hair, tattoos and piercings. How far is it legitimate to demand conformity with a company\u2019s image? And what is the cost of conformity?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"conf-detail__side\" style=\"border: 3px solid #378b97; padding: 28px; background: #fff;\"><strong>Speaker<\/strong>\n<p>Valentine Poisson, senior manager<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objective<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Address discrimination based on physical appearance at work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Themes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Diversity &amp; inclusion \u00b7 Physical appearance \u00b7 Discrimination \u00b7 Conformity<\/p>\n<div class=\"conf-detail__side-logo\" style=\"margin-top:40px;padding-top:24px;border-top:1px solid #378b97;text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/alternego.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/codex-clipboard-deb2ef42-afdf-4098-9601-f3c45d87e023.png\" alt=\"Utopies &amp; alternego - Business not as usual\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1002px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1002\/206;display:block;width:100%;max-width:260px;height:auto;margin:0 auto;object-fit:contain\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"conf-detail__program\" style=\"margin-top: 65px; border-top: 3px solid #202955; padding-top: 30px;\">\n<article>\n<h3 id=\"part-1-%c2%b7-looking-the-part\">Part 1 \u00b7 Looking the part<\/h3>\n<ul><li>Beauty: not such a subjective concept<\/li><li>Freedom and limits on expressing physical appearance at work<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h3 id=\"part-2-%c2%b7-the-weight-of-weight-stigma\">Part 2 \u00b7 The weight of weight stigma<\/h3>\n<ul><li>Understand fatphobia<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h3 id=\"part-3-%c2%b7-what-solutions\">Part 3 \u00b7 What solutions?<\/h3>\n<ul><li>Avoid the dangers of conformity<\/li><li>Find a healthy balance in identity<\/li><li>Act individually and collectively<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"conf-detail__cta\" style=\"background: #378b97; color: #fff; padding: 55px 24px; text-align: center;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #fff;\" style=\"color: #fff;\" id=\"a-talk-tailored-to-your-context\">A talk tailored to your context<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s discuss your challenges and audience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alternego.com\/en\/contact\/\">Let\u2019s talk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2190 Back to talks Too fat, too ugly, too tattooed: who belongs, and what are the risks? 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