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I saw someone tweet a link to this earlier and thought it was interesting, though their writing style makes me cringe.
New York Post wroteIf you're a woman who wants to get ahead in business, you might want to consider skipping your next power lunch.
A new study has found that skinny women make significantly more money than those who are of average weight or classified as obese.
The report, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, found that looking like you've never eaten a hamburger in your life is one way to crack the glass ceiling.
Their research found that being 30 pounds below the average American female weight of 164 pounds can result in roughly $10,719 more in annual salary -- above the average woman's pay of $40,000. Being 30 pounds overweight can mean making $9,873 less than average.
An extremely thin American woman who weighs 60 pounds
less than average -- or about 104 pounds -- can make as much as $22,300 more per year than someone who is of average weight. And they make nearly $40,000 more than someone who is obese.
Women interviewed yesterday said they aren't surprised.
"It's true, I've seen it," said Racquel Mendoza, 41, of Morristown, NJ, who weighs 119 pounds. "I don't think it's prejudice, per se. But I see thin people tend to be more energetic, and that presentation can be important in the work force."
The study also found that, for a very thin woman, putting on 30 more pounds can mean a loss of $15,574 a year in salary.
"It makes sense that women who might be more image-conscious would be in higher-paying jobs, because they understand the importance of image," said Amy Weiner, 28, a 125-pound account manager from Manhattan.
While women were rewarded for being thin, shockingly, the standards for men were just the opposite.
The study found that men who are 30 pounds overweight make $7,775 more than average (about $53,000 per year), and men 30 pounds underweight make $8,436 less than average.
Even being obese hardly hurts a man's pay, the study found. Men who were 60 pounds overweight make $14,889 more per year than their average-weight peers.
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/thin_gals_fat_pay_ZPaeUmCHBcbbrCmEoqPjfI#ixzz11mFmefAm
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