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Women leaders face 30 types of workplace bias — and it's not just about appearance or age, study finds

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Women leaders report experiencing 30 types of identity factors that discriminate on everything from body size to marital status.

The factors include: - Accent - Age - Attractiveness - Body size - Class - Communication style - Marital status - Pregnancy - Sexual orientation.

The study surveyed 900 women in leadership roles in four industries where women comprise a large share of the workforce.

Conservative lawmakers are pushing against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

President-elect Donald Trump has said he'll do more to remove these policies in his next term.

But rooting out bias can help organizations perform better, researchers say.

"When woman after woman is dealing with all this stuff day after day, it takes time away from them doing their actual job".

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