Heightism is hard to identify. Yet there’s evidence that our biases around stature help shape our careers. In 2010, when Imran found work as a security guard at a private university in Karachi, ...

Little known to many, the diminutive He Pingping passed away a couple of weeks ago. At 2 feet 5.37 inches, He held the record for being the world's shortest mobile living man. Fascinated as i am by ...

While we’re addressing the gender pay gap, let’s not neglect the lesser-recognised income inequality: the height pay gap. If you’ve never come across this before, that’s because it’s easy to overlook ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Tinder is stirring up controversy with the trial of a new premium feature that lets users filter potential matches by height. The move, aimed at premium subscribers, has sparked a heated debate online ...

The 5ft 4in actor says shorter than average frame has been a problem in life as debate rages over dating apps’ height filter As dating apps using height filters spark debate on “heightism”, the ...