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.
He worried us all from day one when he wrote "welcome" on his Dr Dentons ......"hatch flap" with his crayolas......
Then when he was 32 he kept wearing em backwards and leaving the flap down.......an ya know what flaps down on takeoff will do.
Poor Eeeeeek never got off the ground on the right foot....the boy is a real live accelerated stall per se....:o)
That's my kind of outfit.
Hmmmm..... one needs to consider this.... hmmmm... There is Tradition, but then again.... hmmmmm....
Dammit! Where did you find those pics of me at my last job? I thought I had all the copies!
I must be the only woman alive who hated that movie.
There is categorically NO SUCH THING as a hooker who looks like Julia Roberts.
Hell, most of 'em don't even look as good as Julia Child.
(And you thought I was gonna say "Eric Roberts." Too easy!)
I think it goes without saying that Panty Flash of Chuck would be an amazing name for a band.
I had the negatives!
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Ya forgot to sacrifice the photographer to the godz.
;-)
I look forward to studying the family dementia further.
This is a no brainer. It's like women who show up in family court with their make up spackled on, and skin tight clothes. No one is going to take them seriously.
A manager or supervisor must command respect from his/her employees.
LOL! That's exactly what I said before I saw your comment.
WTHIT?!
Of course. I'm flattered.
Now if I could only find a publisher for my novel. . .
There were also some of the fattest squirrels I've ever seen. Some of them had a neck roll and a double chin.
(don't know how to post it right in the thread - a link will have to do)
PLENTY of pix - just of things you aren't interested in for a change.
Great name for a Hip-Hopper - Harry Chronic Junior.
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