How a little lipstick could add thousands to your paycheck
How a little lipstick could add thousands to your paycheck
- May 19, 2016
- Research by Andrew Penner, sociology professor, and Jaclyn Wong, alumnus, featured in Fortune May 19, 2016
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Two sociologists, Jaclyn Wong of the University of Chicago and Andrew Penner of the University of California at Irvine, looked at how physical attractiveness relates to income. Rather than just examine how beautiful people’s earnings compared to those of average-looking people, the researchers also factored in “grooming” − or how well put-together an individual appeared.
For the full story, please visit http://fortune.com/2016/05/19/makeup-more-money/.
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