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competency in some cases may not matter Too hot to be an engineer or prison guard? Good looks can kill a woman's chances of snaring jobs considered "masculine," according to a study by the University of Colorado Denver Business School. Attractive women faced discrimination when they applied for jobs where appearance was not seen as important. These positions included job titles like manager of research and development, director of finance, mechanical engineer and construction supervisor. They were also overlooked for categories like director of security, hardware salesperson, prison guard and tow-truck driver. "In these professions being attractive was highly detrimental to women," researcher Stefanie Johnson said in a statement, adding that attractive women tended to be sorted into positions like receptionist or secretary. "In every other kind of job, attractive women were preferred. This wasn't the case with men which shows that there is still a double standard when it comes to gender." The study, published in the Journal of Social Psychology, was based on giving participants a list of jobs and photos of applicants and asking them to sort them according to their suitability for the role. They had a stack of 55 male and 55 female photos. While the researchers found good-looking women were ruled out for certain jobs, they found that attractive men did not face similar discrimination and were always at an advantage. But Johnson said beautiful people still enjoyed a significant edge when it came to the workplace. They tended to get higher salaries, better performance evaluations, higher levels of admission to college, better voter ratings when running for public office, and more favorable judgments in trials. "In every other kind of job, attractive women were preferred," said Johnson, who chided those who let stereotypes affect hiring decisions. (Writing by Belinda Goldsmith, Editing by Dean Goodman) (end article) ___________________________________________________________ Everyone has seen it, a pretty and shapely female enters the work place, and the not so pretty woman, may get not only looked over, but by passed for a promotion or denied an opportunity, because she does not look at pretty as the next one. Its so much a situation in business across the globe. one woman some time ago, I spoke with on this site, told me that many girls fear for their jobs, because in China, they can be replaced by a girl with a pretty face and shapely body that the boss favors, over a less pretty face, or one that has gotten older and may not be the young pretty image anymore. funny, but between that scenario, and the so called "all American look", here in the West, not only women, but men get promoted for some of the same reasons. Being 6ft tall also, become a job lock for some men, and some fitting the illusion of the American image based on modeling from the 1960, or from the movie arena, are many times given jobs, they are ill prepared or not fully capable to performing with the quality skills another may possess. and then comes, the friend of the family or, or of an associate or, some prominent figure, who gets pushed on the fast track, but does not perform to the quality level, yet, they get good reviews for some of the same reasons, they got hired. But it also, should not be a situation where a woman or a man is denied an opportunity because they have attractive features; they did not make themselves, they were born looking how they look, so they should be regarded as a person with the same regard as others get or should get. Pretty does not mean dumb, nor does being none model attractive mean unqualified The world of amazing things.... "images"... can void out character and quality skill-sets. |
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It's probably not limited to San Francisco,  Even here, I see guys who have those heavy Effeminacy trait, as well as many women who have the demeanor of masculinity characteristic. The media pushes the image of "A Professional" as to the measure among males, to be far too often symbolic of males who exhibit Effeminacy as dominant characteristic. they are elevated to the top quite frequently. The media pushes the image of "A Professional" as to the measure among females, to be far too often symbolic of females who exhibit some level of masculinity as dominant characteristic. they are elevated to the top quite frequently.
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