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.
Eh. Too much skin. I desire professionalism. Give me a respectable woman!
Oh Dasher, you're on a roll! LOL!
The most UNSEXY attire for a woman is the PANTS SUIT! Me and my friends call the black pant suit "The Hillary."
Pissant gave me all his pictures from his single days.
I'm just sayin'. They don't look right. They're mis-shapen.
SD
She'll crush your skull with her thigh muscles unless you make her CEO...
ROFL
Call me strange, but I find a woman in a suit with flat shoes and glasses sexier at times than the low cut blouse...
His needs higher heels to slim his legs; Then he'd be okay.
Is that reverse lookism? Contact EEOC!
HA HA HA!
Perfect!
I wear pants suits often - because I'm not wearing pantyhose (the work of the devil) in 90 degree heat.
Actually - I'm not wearing pantyhose (did I mention they are the work of the devil) EVER! (If I can help it!)
What is prudish attire on one person can be sexy on another. How sexy is a turtleneck sweater if it is worn by someone who is very well endowed in the chest area?
If someone has great legs, the ugliest skirt in the world isn't going to hide them.
Cleavage in the workplace, however, is just plain wrong, unless worn by a stripper or cocktail waitress.
I'll let her start that process and promote her once the pain becomes unbearable.
Impossible to make those ham hocks sexy, not matter how high his heels are...
Not gonna happen.
I've never, ever refused to assist a woman in a short skirt to climb a ladder, any kind of ladder.
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