The real reason that so many women have to spend so much time getting ready
The real reason that so many women have to spend so much time getting ready
- May 19, 2016
- Research from Andrew Penner, sociology professor, and Jaclyn Wong, alumnus, featured in The Washington Post May 19, 2016
A fascinating new paper from two sociologists suggests that women do have good reason to spend so much time and money on their appearance: If they don't, they risk losing a substantial amount of money. The research, from Jaclyn Wong of the University of Chicago and Andrew Penner of the University of California, Irvine, used data from a long-running national study of more than 14,000 people to look at the association between attractiveness and income.
For the full story, please visit https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/19/the-real-reason-that-so-many-women-have-to-spend-so-much-time-getting-ready/.
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