What if The woman in question used her body and physical assets in combination with hard work and dedication, would your opinion of her change or stay the same?
My original question was......
"If I as a waoman were to say that I have no qualms using my body and the physical assets i have in order......
to get ahead in the workplace what would your opinion of me be. Would your opinion be different if i were in a high paying job vs.. a low paying job? If so, why?"
2007-10-25 07:12:08 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
I would say that if you were really that hard working and dedicated, you wouldn't need to use your body.
2007-10-25 07:18:01 · answer #1 · answered by Clever_Cat 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A better question. It's a fact that physically attractive people get ahead a little faster and easier than the rest of us. But to flaunt your body in a corporate environment is very risky. Do you want to be known for your improved sales figures or your boobs? For your improvements to production or your legs?
Men will like it, of course, but they're not the measure of all things, despite what anyone says. Wherever you go you will have to work with women, and you can never afford to antagonize anyone whose support you may have to count on in the future.
Why not just rely on your hard work and dedication, and save the flashiness for parties on your own time? Believe me, everyone will know how sexy you are without your having to shove it in their faces constantly.
PS: I don't mean "you" specifically.
2007-10-25 14:26:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Use your body all you need to, people use every advantage that they have, anybody that pretends they don't is either lying to others or themselves. Nobody makes themselves ugly to go to work. It has huge advantages at all levels of employment, but particularly in service industries, a cute waitress that flirts will make more than an ugly or unfriendly one, a cute Waiter will also make more, same with sales, and other positions. Attractive people make more money its a fact, you'd be a fool not to use it to your advantage male or female... and this is coming from an ugly guy, so its not like I have any advantage in holding this belief.
2007-10-25 14:34:40 · answer #3 · answered by scorch_22 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Women have been doing this since the dawn of time. Beautiful people usually get the breaks. Not that I agree with it but it happens. Why not use ALL your assets to achieve something.
2007-10-25 14:21:04 · answer #4 · answered by Diane M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Feminists are never going to advocate holding you responsible for using your physical assets to get ahead, they are just going to demand all women be treated like they don't so you really don't have anything to worry about.
2007-10-25 15:24:52 · answer #5 · answered by Rio Madeira 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Either way, I'd compare her to a prostitute with low self-esteem. There's a girl now working in my department I can't take her seriously, even though she's going to medical school, because what she wears to work wouldn't even qualify as club clothes - unless she was a stripper.
2007-10-25 14:20:40 · answer #6 · answered by Sunidaze 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
my answer would be "where do you work?" and "can I have some"...but seriously....there is no such thing as doing things the right way in a capitalistic system...work it..work it work it.
2007-10-25 14:20:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You mean like being a dancer?
2007-10-25 14:29:47 · answer #8 · answered by professorc 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would have a lot less respect for her than I would if she had used her brain and her talent.
2007-10-25 14:49:39 · answer #9 · answered by Rio Madeira 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋