Overweight Women Might Have a Lower Glass Ceiling
Working hard to climb that corporate ladder but can't seem to get ahead? It might be your weight holding you back. It seems that being overweight or obese might lower that oh-so-frustrating glass ceiling that women who want to climb to the top have to deal with. Interestingly, a large waistline might actually help men get ahead.Here's the scoop: In one study, researchers compiled photographs of top male and female CEOs from 1,000 leading U.S. companies. Raters with expertise in determining body weight ranked the photos as normal, overweight or obese.
What they found is that compared to the U.S. population, overweight and obese women are greatly underrepresented among top CEOs:
- Twenty-two percent of female bosses are overweight, while 29 percent of American women are.
- Sixty-one percent of male bosses had packed on the pounds, compared with a 41 percent national average.
- Only five percent of CEOs -- regardless of gender -- were obese, despite a 36 to 38 percent national average.
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