While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to woman.
Handsome male executives were perceived as having more integrity than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to account for their success.
Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones; their success was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck.
All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattraetive overnight successes was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than was that of attractive overnight successes.
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漂亮对于步步高攀想当主管的男子是一种积极因素，但对于女子却反而有害。
人们认为英俊的男主管比外貌平平者更有诚信，认为努力和能力是他们成功的原因。
人们以为漂亮的女主管比不漂亮者缺乏诚信，她们的成功不是由于能力，而是由于运气之类的因素。
人们觉得所有不漂亮的女主管比漂亮的女主管更有诚信，更有能力。然而，耐人寻味的是，与一夜之间获得成功的漂亮人士相比，人们认为一夜之间获得成功的不漂亮人士更多地是由于人际关系，而不是由于能力。