A new study has proven what we already intuitively know: Women's weight found to affect job and income. According to this study, men experience no negative effects of body mass on their economic situation.
The lower economic status is due to both lowered marriage prospects for overweight women (single women everywhere being poorer than married women. Also, if married, heavier women generally have poorer spouses.), and also lowered job prestige. They found that it had as much or more of an effect than education.
Reminds us what we know: "Men are more often evaluated by their achievements, while women are judged more on their appearance."
So why are we surprised when we hear about eating disorders?
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