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.
well, it coulda bin 'bout bubba, tha drunk, lardass moore, and so many other darling decerebrates of the Donkish Pantheon
thank you - needed that after some of the trannie images on this thread
yea we did....
of course the pics of that blonde back a couple hundred posts or so were nice to look at....
see? SEE???
LOL!
who was that blonde... the one who was almost wearing that micro-mini?
True, but the topic came up because of a recent mention of Clinton's participation in an anti-obesity campaign.
I'm guessing a pro-wrestling chick given that one of the pics is around an outdoor ring, but I can't seem to place her name at the moment....
A girl's gotta look fashionable...and be ready to kick some butt when necessary!
Stacy Keibler?
WTF is that!?
according to the WWF, her name is Stacy Keibler....
LOL
oh, and where does your screen name come from?
yes, I already know, but just wanted to show ya I looked :)
We all age - it's not pretty.
Must our new Home Thread for December be a ZOT! thread?
Stacy Keibler...
ah.
so professional wrestling is no longer exclusively definable as "gay sweaty violent redneck soap-opera"?
there are hot females and other things a heterosexual man might wish to examine now?
that's a durn good question, o wizard timpad.
ask sionnsar - he who rules the designation of the moving feast of undeadness
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