Colourism: How skin-tone bias affects racial equality at work
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Colourism is a form of discrimination based on skin tone sales of skin-lightening products are projected to reach $8.9 billion by 2024 Studies have shown the existence of a wage gap linked to skin colour, Racial discrimination at work has been under much scrutiny from academics and journalists, but
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- Colourism is a form of discrimination based on skin tone
- sales of skin-lightening products are projected to reach $8.9 billion by 2024
- Studies have shown the existence of a wage gap linked to skin colour,
- Racial discrimination at work has been under much scrutiny from academics and journalists, but less considered is the subject of skin-tone bias
- colourism is also frequently observed among members of the same ethnic or racial group
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