A beautiful woman is often considered incompetent
. Once she enters the workforce, Audrey knows that when dealing with a man, there’s a good chance she’ll get what she wants. Conversely, when she has to pitch herself to a woman—regardless of her age—she’s more likely to be sidelined because she’s perceived as a “potential threat.”
An assistant professor and a lecturer conducted a quiz:
—the more attractive the women were, the more they were deemed to deserve being fired from the company (as they were judged to be less sincere than the others). Strangely, the results showed that attractive men, on the other hand, were judged to be more sincere than those of ordinary appearance.
Audrey’s experience:
During an internship at a major Parisian newsroom, the temperature in the open-plan office exceeded 30°C. She chose to wear shorts regularly, which her coworkers considered a bit too short. The only people who had lunch with her were her male colleagues; one of them confessed to her that all the girls kept saying mean things behind her back.
Phrases that come up regularly:
“She’s so bad that it’s obvious her boss hired her for her looks”
“Do you think she’s pretentious, too?”
“She doesn’t get it at all—but then again, that was to be expected…”
inspired by "Welcome to the Jungle"