[mmahemoff]

The cited Economist article (which this article all but photocopies) says the study took place where it's supposedly the norm.

http://www.economist.com/node/21551535 "...when job hunters include photos with their curricula vitae, as is the norm in much of Europe and Asia."

That it's still the norm in Europe is news to me! Certainly not in the UK.

Of course, limiting geography means you're just as likely to be studying culture differences as the underlying topic.

[dkarl]

Wow... I can't think of any reason for the practice except to facilitate discrimination on the basis of looks. Assuming it has been attacked on that basis, I wonder what the justification for continuing it is.

P.S. Apparently I trust HN too much to give me the best article about the topic. The article in The Economist would have been a much better submission.

[why-el]

I know that in Morocco for instance, a potential employer would wanna know if a woman puts the veil (not niqab, veil only covers the hair) or not, eventually preferring women who don't.