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Anon
It is 2019. HOW are we still talking about and judging women for makeup? I mean, so long as you’re not wearing beauty queen levels (and from the deep south, I know plenty of professional women for whom that IS their daily makeup…but it’s different down there), what’s it matter? I literally do not give a thought – ever – to whether my coworkers – or heck, other human beings – are wearing makeup or not. One quirky coworker likes to match her sparkly eyeliner to her sparkly tops, but that’s clearly her thing and she has a fun, quirky personality to go with it. Otherwise I have no idea if a coworker is wearing lip gloss or blush or mascara…and I truly, genuinely do not care.
Anon
Because (whether we talk about it or not) women ARE still judged by their appearance (as are men to a much lesser extent – although with me it is more height). It may not be right; it may not be fair; but it is fact.
And a women who wants to be professionally successful ignores that at her peril.
AK
Link the the study that is mentioned in The Ladders can be found by looking up the study name “DelPriore, D. J., Bradshaw, H. K., & Hill, S. E. (2018). Appearance enhancement produces a strategic beautification penalty among women. Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences, 12(4), 348-366.”
Study polled undergrads (~20 years old) and the “social unattractiveness” average scores were was 0.23 points (of 7) lower when wearing cosmetics. This was a text-based, online-based, non-behavioral based study.
Continue to wear makeup if you want to; my personal conclusion is that 20 year olds, like this study, are ridiculous.
Ellen
I am not sure I understand wither it is good or bad to wear makeup from this study. Personally, although I have been told by men that I am a natural beauty, I do not trust them, and DO wear makeup when I go to court or out to meet men. I think we all must do what we can to maximize our appearances, and I do think that a reasonable amount of makeup is good for me. Others may think different, but at least with me, I seem to be abel to attract more men and get them to pay attention to me when I am wearing light mascara and dark lipstick. Do others in the HIVE agree?
Irish Midori
I understand that some (a lot of?) meetings are useless time-sucks, but maybe because I feel like my profession suffers more from isolation, I actually think there’s often value to the occasional face-to-face status meeting. I also slightly resent people who think they are too important to go to meetings.
Caveat: I get that there are industries that are beset by more meetings than actual work. I speak only of my lane.