Beauty Pays

Don't know about Singapore but a study in America reveals that a goodlooking person ( in America) on average make much more than a very plain one. There is evidence that attractive workers bring in more business, so it often makes sense for firms to hire them. Whether rewarding them accordingly—and paying their less attractive peers more stingily— is another matter. 

In the work front, some of you might be wondering why any woman would willingly embrace fashion (particularly high heels). One shouldn’t be surprise that virtually all females consider their looks as key to their self-image. There’s a survey carried out sometime ago that found out over half of young women said they would prefer to be hit by a truck than be fat…..lol…. 

Should “Discriminating against people on the grounds of personal appearance” be banned???  It limits a person's right to equal opportunity, reinforces the subordination of groups where unappealing characteristics, including obesity, are concentrated (ie, the poor, some ethnic minorities), and restricts self-expression. Yet because ugliness is harder to define than race or sex, some argue that anti-discrimination laws are impossible to maintain. And anyway, say employers, appearance is often relevant to the job at hand. Just ask my Boss....lol...

Though it could be tough but they can be dealt with. Occasionally beauty is essential to a business ( e.g. modelling, but how about airline crew????). Looks do not reflect an air crew’s  effectiveness, but it often reflect the biases of employers, not customers.  

Whatever it is one cant argue that, “attractiveness”  is important for success. It is especially valuable for poor people, young people, the newly arrived and the otherwise unqualified. It literally opens doors for you.Sexualised images are everywhere, and the world that has emerged is one in which no one can afford to pretend beauty does not matter.

 

Men too, having lost their monopoly of well-paid jobs, are investing in  to enhance their appeal to mates and employers. They are marching off to gyms and discovering face cream, going for botox & fillers in record numbers.