The small man, the minority that resists ambient egalitarianism

While wage inequality between the sexes routinely makes the headlines, size inequality remains little studied. Examining this «discrimination» reveals the absurdity of egalitarian ideology and revives the meritocratic narrative.

«This year, women worked for free until February 17,» read a headline from Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) in early 2024. This month and a half of unpaid work is equivalent, in days, to the average wage gap of 14% between women and men in Switzerland. That’s true, but did you know that shorter men worked for free until January 22?

A study conducted in the United States shows that the average salary of a man under 1.75 m is 6% lower than that of a man over 1.83 m. Another survey reveals that the CEOs of the 500 largest U.S. companies are