If you want to make a career, go blonde. Science says it

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If you want to make a career, go blonde. Science says it
If you want to make a career, go blonde

Blondes have a better chance of making a career. This is what the facts and science say.

According to a study conducted by the University of British Columbia, women with yellow hair are more likely to run a company, or aspire to positions of power. And for this there are many examples seen by everyone.

The first woman to be nominated in the US presidential elections was blonde. The first woman to enter the Supreme Court, also blonde. Harvard's first female president, blonde.

From these data, researchers Natalya Alonso and Jennifer Berdahl set out to try to explain why the most sought-after positions are the privilege of blondes.

This and many other studies explain how stereotypes influence society's thoughts and actions.

Why do blondes have more careers than brunettes?

According to the study conducted by the University of British Columbia, women with yellow hair are more successful at work than their brunette colleagues.

According to research led by Natalya Alonso and Jennifer Berdahl, 48% of CEOs in American companies have blonde hair, 35% of female politicians are blonde, and the vast majority of university presidents are blonde. Just think of Hillary Clinton, the first woman to be nominated for the US presidency, and Marissa Mayer, the CEO of Yahoo.

The reason blondes hold important positions always has to do with common stereotypes:

"Blonde-haired women on average look younger than their brunette peers and are judged to be less autonomous and less willing to take a stand than other women or men. And if the appearance is more feminine and soft, it is often compensated by a strong, independent and decisive behavior".

According to the study conducted by the British Medical Journal, height played a fundamental role in a person's ability to succeed.

How much does height and weight affect?

The study conducted on 12,000 people showed that taller people usually come from wealthier families, have access to better schools and therefore higher positions.

Likewise, a shocking result comes from the "Journal of Applied Psychology", according to which thinner women can earn more than those who are overweight.

We are talking about small percentages, but it is a result that still makes us think, especially if we consider that the same study has shown the opposite when it comes to men. In this case, the thinner ones earn less per year than the fat ones.

One thing is for sure, daughters of working mothers earn more than daughters of housewives.

According to the study conducted by Harvard Business School, daughters of women who work find jobs more easily, get higher job positions and higher salaries than daughters of women who do not work.

The study also showed a curious result regarding male children as well.

Those of working women spend more time at home with their families and take care of the house when they get older than the children of housewives.

Blondes aren't stupid anymore (but did we need a study to prove it?)

Some time ago research from Ohio State University also showed that the idea that blondes were dumber than brunettes is completely unfounded.

The study, conducted in an experiment of almost 11 thousand women with yellow hair, showed that their intelligence coefficient has nothing to envy to that of brunettes or redheads, which turned out to be even slightly higher .

Do men prefer blondes?

Finally, researchers from the University of Westminster have shown that men are more attracted to brunettes, although they are more likely to approach blondes.

In this case, the stereotype returns to assert itself:

"The idea of ​​the stupid blonde is once again dominant - explains researcher Viren Swami - The perception that blondes are less demanding reduces the fear of rejection, which is greater when they want to approach a brunette."

 


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