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Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:00 AM

Lose pounds, pad your paycheck?

Overweight white women suffer a significant wage penalty. Research shows it's only getting worse.
Carol Lloyd

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  • Thursday, December 13, 2007 10:59 PM

    Frail, pretty and Virginal?

    What drugs are you on? You want a high paying job, you have to look like a competent professional.

    A friend of mine was hiring a director of HR and the best candidate was a woman of 25. The problem? She looked frail, pretty, and virginal -- she looked like she was 15. I was absolutely appalled that he thought this was an issue. He hired her and she turned out to be a great HR director. But I suspect she had to work harder on projecting competent professional than the average woman.

    —Malusinka Read Malusinka's other letters

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