4 Responses to Ladies, you’re out of luck.

1. Jeffrey J Davis says:

   August 16, 2011 at 12:38 pm

   If you mean Ladies as in “polite females” I guess you’re right. Not sure it’s a sexist thing, as the article says that the Alpha Bitches earn 5% more than their more friendly counterparts.

   Business is Darwinian process of selection in action. Interesting article.

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2. Rajini Rao says:

   August 16, 2011 at 10:37 pm

   Thomas Worman , pffft..I’m way meaner that that!

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3. Rajini Rao says:

   August 16, 2011 at 10:55 pm

   Jeffrey J Davis , I took a quick look at the original journal article. They do attribute this to ‘gender stereotyping’, i.e. the nice guys were not conforming to alpha male stereotypes. I’m surprised that mean wimmin managed even a modest 5% benefit..I would have predicted that perception of meanness in females would be a negative. Anyway, its a moot point since the women made less than men. And that’s another story.

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4. Jeffrey J Davis says:

   August 17, 2011 at 1:38 am

   I won’t go there with you. You are a scientist. Scientists use data. And the Data would make you win.

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