Women working from home are still dealing with comments about their appearance
Women working from home are still dealing with comments about their appearance
- August 7, 2020
- Andrew Penner, sociology, Yahoo, Aug. 7, 2020
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Appearance-based discrimination is nothing new. Research from the University of Chicago and the University of California, Irvine, has shown women who put more effort into their appearance often earn more. But they also walk a fine line, with women who put too much effort seen as less qualified in traditionally masculine jobs, according to a 2014 study.
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