58% of CEOs are over 6 feet tall, compared with the general American population in which only 14.5% of men are over 6 feet tall. Less than 3% of CEO's were below 5 ft 7 in height. For context, the average height of a male in the US is 5'9". 90% of CEOs are of above average height.
"Timothy A Judge, one of the researchers of the height-salary link, feels there are evolutionary reasons for this:
"When humans were in the early stages of organisation, they used height as an index for power in making 'fight or flight' decisions. They ascribed leader-like qualities to tall people because they thought they would be better able to protect them. Evolutionary psychologists would argue that some of those old patterns still operate in our perceptions today"
"n an Indian version of the same study carried out around Delhi, it was found that there was significant discrimination when it came to callback rates for jobs for upper castes vis a vis other backward classes and to a lesser extent against scheduled castes. We would like to believe that it's our merit and ability that gets us where we are in our professional lives, but that is not always the case as evidence clearly shows"
And morons say that you have subhuman IQ if you're not a millionaire by the age of 30. It is all dependant on looks which is determined by genes. Exactly like you said, positive qualities in your appearance are associated with the
halo effect and negative qualities are associated with
failo effect. As an ugly man, why would your boss care about how hard you work when they have already made a preconceived judgement about your character because of your ugliness.
I have always wondered why bankers, stock brokers, salesman, corporate executives, business school students, individuals appearing for job interviews and now even journalists wear a necktie, in the heat and humidity of India.
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