I feel so terrible saying this, but there are tons really good female programmers who aren’t attractive.
I think it’s more in sales/fundraising positions where looks matter more.
I think it’s more in sales/fundraising positions where looks matter more.
The general rule: Attractiveness correlates positively with income per unit effort. Attractive people get other people to do the hard work for them.
The corollary is that unattractive people must work harder, prove themselves more, and are forgiven less than attractive people. People tend to hold unconscious biases against unattractive people as more likely to be selfish, unkind, unworthy, and criminal.
PS: Respect to attractive people from well-to-do families who work their behinds off to not coast on stereotypical advantages.
Hey, thanks! Sometimes I feel like we don't get the recognition we deserve (winky-facy emoji) (hot and sweating emoji).