Can taking weight-loss drugs help you get hired? Yes, if you're a woman.

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date Aug. 13, 2026, 3 p.m.
Last Updated Aug. 13, 2026, 3 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/glp-1-weight-loss-drugs-women-employment/

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Taking weight-loss drugs could help unemployed women get a job, according to new research. Unemployed women taking [ GLP-1 medications ][17] to lose weight saw a 27 percentage point increase in employment after 18 months of use, compared with women who want to use the drugs but haven't done so, Har...