like i've always said, all you have to do is look at the shoes... if they are sensible shoes then they are there to work, if not, they are just looking for an engineer type meal ticket.
Posted on 11/29/2005 12:38:34 PM PST by Millee
Attractive people may sometimes have a leg up in climbing corporate ladders. But sexy presentation on its own can work against women who are already well up the ladder.
In a new study, men and women where shown videos of a businesswoman discussing her backgrounds and hobbies. In different tests, she played the part of either a receptionist or a manager. And in one round she wore flat shoes, slacks, and a turtleneck, all considered typical professional attire. In the other, she donned high-heels, a tight skirt, and a low-cut blouse.
The test subjects rated the businesswoman on competence and guessed at her college GPA and the quality of her Alma Mater.
The sexy outfit didn't affect their assessment of the receptionist. But the sexy manager was viewed as less competent.
"A female manager whose appearance emphasized her sexiness elicited less positive emotions, more negative emotions, and perceptions of less competence on a subjective rating scale and less intelligence on an objective scale," the researchers write in the December issue of Psychology of Women Quarterly. "Although various media directed toward women …encourage women to emphasize their sex appeal, our results suggest that women in high status occupations may have to resist this siren call to obtain the respect of their co-workers."
The research was led by Peter Glick, a professor of Psychology at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Does yer Mom and Dad know yer still up ?:o)
like i've always said, all you have to do is look at the shoes... if they are sensible shoes then they are there to work, if not, they are just looking for an engineer type meal ticket.
funny!
great tagline, btw
You know you love the pictures!! ;-)
Would be appropriate for an art studio filled with the sounds of pencils scratching at paper..
But she'd likely pull out mace and nail me with it.
what in college we called "coeds in the Pre-Wed program"
but dey zo narsti, dey hoit muh iz
Thanks! The tagline quotes a post by "Lee's Ghost" on the North Carolina board, but there wasn't room for his full handle.
heh... beats a staplegun
I might add that to my quoteslist on my profile page, with full citation and with LG's leave
That it does.
But then I have to tell the person with the mace that it doesn't bother me.
So they then grab the nearest chair...
Man, what a guy goes through just to get a simple drawing done.
Glad you had fun!
Now I must rinse my eyes with muratic acid to destroy that image!
first Conan book i ever read i found in a desk in highschool... it was about this tough as hell old warrior guy in his 60's, and it wasn't till i was finished did i realize it was number 12 in the series...
LOL
dunno 'bout mace. CS never bothered me. don't want to get a facefull of OC... I *know* that'd put tha whupass awn me.
gladja thunk o'me.
I'm sure he won't mind. It was in reference to a discussion of ex-President Clinton, as if you hadn't figured that out already :-).
Tear gas doesn't bother me either.
The pepper spray though..
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