Do more attractive women go into "less difficult" careers?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't you think that it is hard work and long hours that make many successful women unattractive? People working high profile/pressure jobs often are in ill health. They get overweight and not enough sleep. They are up late and wake early. THey are stressed and dying.

I put exercise and health first, over my career.

I started at my desk job legal/scientific when I was 25. I watched my peers gain 5lbs per year. I am 42 now and barely recognize some of them.

I think I know where you work. Are most of the supervisors in their early 30s grossly overweight and obese by mid-30s? Then onto heart disease and heart attacks by their 40s. Ambulance always around the place?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry. Hate me. But a Harvard mom grad who chooses to stay home, after a promising career, is different than someone who was looking for a paycheck all along and didn't choose to use her brains. Two different types of women. Let the flames begin...

How is a Harvard mom grad using her brain as a housewife?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Puh..lease beaches...

Pour yourself another glass of wine and relax.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Puh..lease beaches...

Pour yourself another glass of wine and relax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sure, the DH could have stayed at home - although less socially acceptable (let's be honest).

Why are these women more amazing to me? Because they were accepted and graduated from top-notch universities which I would presume means they have a passion for studying something above and beyond home econmics. These aren't women looking for paychecks. Sorry - ladies. Get annoyed with me. These women deserve a gold star.

LOL. Platinum star?

+ 1, and then some.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sure, the DH could have stayed at home - although less socially acceptable (let's be honest).

Why are these women more amazing to me? Because they were accepted and graduated from top-notch universities which I would presume means they have a passion for studying something above and beyond home econmics. These aren't women looking for paychecks. Sorry - ladies. Get annoyed with me. These women deserve a gold star.

LOL. Platinum star?

+ 1, and then some.

If they majored in organic chemistry or engineering- I'd be impressed. The Ivy League ' Mrs. Degree' does not impress me.

[Anonymous]

Why not? Didn't you make it Ivy?

[Anonymous]

The MAN is the PLAN!

Signed,
Donna Stone

[Anonymous]

Who is Donna Stone?.... *Crickets chirping*.... Google is my friend?

[Anonymous]

The Ivies have never been renowned for thei beautiful women .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Ivies have never been renowned for thei beautiful women .

Nor men. Some of fugliest fug men are Ivy grads. To make up for the fug that is their face.

[Anonymous]

Not so much. My 4 year old daugher is in love with "Dark Vader, " and "Scotch" tape.

[Anonymous]

"Women who grow up "pretty" generally are socialized not to try as hard because their good looks directly and many times, in subtle ways opens doors for them."

I think this is often true. I'm attractive and in a hard field, but I'm one of those ugly duckling/late bloomer types who didn't realize for many years (and many reasons) that I was attractive, so I focused on my brains.