Study (N=11K;20 years) finds attractive men more likely to attain better jobs & earn more than similarly attractive women. Attractive women had a slight advantage over unattractive women but men saw greatest benefits. For women being attractive is incompatible with stereotypes of leaders. “Women are held to a specific standard of attractiveness & are often punished when they fail to uphold that standard, but then they’re punished when they do—it’s a lose-lose situation.”
In ways, this doesn’t really surprise me. But, it’s neat to see some actual data on this. Ultimately, sexism reigns supreme, as per usual, in the workplace.
I do think there are some minor methodological issues with this study, but they really aren’t worth going into.