Wow. In a Very Bad Way... Wow
Apr. 21st, 2010 03:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shipperxThe Prada Look Comes wita Side Order of Discrimination
Wow. That article is pretty awful. Excerpts:
In September 2009, Glamour magazine made waves in the fashion world with its decision to feature a full-figured model. Over the ensuing weeks, as readers enthusiastically supported the magazine and fashion mavens attacked it, Glamour promised to focus attention on normal-size women. Unfortunately, it seems that not all of the fashion world hasn't received the memo: The average model is still in the 95th percentile for height and the 10th percentile for weight, a bizarre combination that is not only uncommon, but actually dangerous. {...} Recently, a complaint filed in Japan made it clear that this trend extends well into the highest echelons of the fashion industry.
Rina Bovrisse, a former senior retail manager at Prada, accused the famed fashion retailer of sexual harassment and appearance-based discrimination. On Monday, Bovrisse announced that two more Prada employees are joining the lawsuit, making similar allegations {...}
Bovrisse says she was in her first month of employment -- still in her probationary period -- when she began to notice the unfair treatment of Prada's older female staff. While "cute" women in their 20s met with approval from Prada's male executives, many women in their 30s were given "demotional transfers," under which they were moved to less prestigious stores. According to Bovrisse, these moves often carried significant salary cuts, and many employees were given less than two weeks -- sometimes as little as a day -- to relocate and start their new jobs. Rather than accept the transfers, some of the employees quit.
{...} Hiroyuki Takahashi, was the senior human resources manager for Prada, a key position to investigate -- or halt investigation of -- harassment cases. According to Bovrisse, he often told his associates who were in charge of hiring that "Females over 30 without husbands and children are disgusting."
At the time, the average Prada employee's age was 32
Rina Bovrisse, a former senior retail manager at Prada, accused the famed fashion retailer of sexual harassment and appearance-based discrimination. On Monday, Bovrisse announced that two more Prada employees are joining the lawsuit, making similar allegations {...}
Bovrisse says she was in her first month of employment -- still in her probationary period -- when she began to notice the unfair treatment of Prada's older female staff. While "cute" women in their 20s met with approval from Prada's male executives, many women in their 30s were given "demotional transfers," under which they were moved to less prestigious stores. According to Bovrisse, these moves often carried significant salary cuts, and many employees were given less than two weeks -- sometimes as little as a day -- to relocate and start their new jobs. Rather than accept the transfers, some of the employees quit.
{...} Hiroyuki Takahashi, was the senior human resources manager for Prada, a key position to investigate -- or halt investigation of -- harassment cases. According to Bovrisse, he often told his associates who were in charge of hiring that "Females over 30 without husbands and children are disgusting."
At the time, the average Prada employee's age was 32
See full article from DailyFinance: http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/company-news/in-japan-the-prada-look-comes-with-a-side-order-of-discrimina/19421777/?ncid=webmaildl3&icid=sphere_copyright
