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If you’re a lady in the workforce, you’re likely to find yourself in one of two categories: those that wake up at the first alarm in the morning and always come to the office with a full face of perfect makeup or those that don’t put as much effort into perfecting that tricky cat eye, because who are you trying to impress anyway? Unfortunately for the latter group, not putting on makeup in the morning makes a bigger difference than you might think – a new scientific study revealed that women who don’t show up to the office wearing makeup get paid less than their counterparts who understand how contouring actually works. Awesome.
Results from the study show that individuals who are considered attractive make an average of 20 percent more than their traditionally “unattractive” coworkers. For women, this figure is affected by those who wear makeup and those who don’t – the makeup wearing crew are typically considered more attractive, and end up making more money.
However, we all know salary determinations aren’t that simple – if you show up to work one week without mascara, your resulting paycheck won’t have a hundred dollar markdown. Since salaries are primarily determined in two ways – starting negotiations and ongoing raises – the issue of wearing makeup may be a more subtle one than you think.
For example, showing up to your interviews looking put together shows your potential employer that you take the job seriously, potentially leading them to offer you more money. Additionally, continuing to come to work without taking the time to look in the mirror may show your boss that you have higher priorities than your 9-5 obligation, potentially ending up in you being looked over when bonus time occurs. While wearing makeup in and of itself doesn’t have a direct impact on job performance, coming to work looking put together and professional does – at least in the eyes of your supervisor. So ladies, it’s time to start waking up before the seventh snooze – if you have time to throw on at least a little bit of blush, you may be receiving a much bigger Christmas bonus this year. .
[via Science Direct]
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Sorry lady’s but until further notice from the oppressive overlords, no matter what you do you’ll still be paid less and no, it doesn’t matter what city you live in this time.
Just gonna leave this here
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-wage-gap-myth-that-wont-die-1443654408
Breaking news: if you roll out of bed looking like a troll every morning, you’ll get paid less. I’m shocked.
Exactly. If I showed up at work without showering, smelling like BO with two days worth of scruff, I wouldn’t just earn less—there’s a good chance I’ll be reprimanded and potentially even fired.
Wait, so not wearing make up=being a smelly, disheveled troll?
So I take it you and all your male colleagues wear makeup to work everyday?
*Looks around*
Yeah, this checks out
God, America is just so chock full of misogyny…some people should try spending a month in Saudi Arabia for a reality check.
Are you implying that you can’t complain about something if the problem is worse (okay, in your Saudi example, much much worse) somewhere else?
No I’m saying that some of these so-called problems (like this article or the mythical wage gap) are either made up or made to seem worse than they really are. America is the freest country in the world and there are no longer any institutionalized misogynistic policies here. Yes there are sexist and misogynistic individuals, and those people suck, but on a grand scale those policies are just not there. People who complain that they exist here should look at Saudi Arabia as an example of what a country where they actually DO exist looks like.
The difference we see in men’s and women’s wages is significant enough to show up in large studies. I’m with you, there are external factors at play in a lot of cases (maternity leave, how highly the employee prioritizes work and advancement) when it comes to a wage gap.
I know it’s not a popular opinion around here, but the wage gap does exist. It’s closer to 90%, not the often quoted 75%, when you control for as many outside factors as possible. It’s not as big of a difference, but I sure as hell wouldn’t want to take a 10% pay cut. We see it a lot less often in large companies with mostly administrative positions and rigid pay ranges, but I’ve personally seen and corrected it in smaller manufacturing companies.
So yes, women’s problems in Saudi Arabia are way worse. But it doesn’t mean we can’t do better here.
Well then A) those companies that pay women less than men should be fined because doing so is illegal (hence my point about institutionalized misogyny not existing in the US, but there still being misogynistic individuals) and B) if women on average make 90% less than men, then shouldn’t all companies have many more women than men since doing so would be cheaper for them?
You’re not wrong, there should be penalties for things like that. Unfortunately, there would have to be some sort of external authority to audit companies on their pay rates between men and women and be able to impose penalties, and the federal government doesn’t view it as a big enough issue to establish something like that.
And yes, it would be cheaper to hire women at 90% of the “going rate” for a job, but the distribution of skills and applicants doesn’t always work out that way, so it wouldn’t be very sustainable. It’s easier to just pay equally skilled men and women the same.
Well the audit thing goes both ways. There’s no one to enforce the laws and by definition there’s no one to penalize companies for breaking them. So going off that, then there’s really no way to collapse that 10% gap to zero.
I’m just going to stick with my original point – the institutionalization of misogynism in the US generally no longer exists and the individuals that do have these sorts of policies are just assholes.
On that final point, we can most certainly agree.
Whoops that should say 10% less than men.
To enhance appearance, makeup is must today for every woman. Cosmetics and their application tools are readily available at online stores like http://www.silidrop.com/, Molly cosmetics shop and many more for easy applications on a daily basis. Most of the working ladies don’t even miss a single day without makeup because makeup enhances appearance and make them feel more confident.
Lol nah