Apparently cleavage equals job interviews, says science

It’s no secret that sometimes the world can be an unfair and sexist place. And while we’ve come a long way towards closing in on gender inequality, unfortunately studies - like one recently carried out by French researchers which links cleavage and increased job interviews - prove that the gap is still all but too real.

Said study found that women who applied for jobs and included a photo of themselves in revealing clothing in their application were 19 more times more likely to secure an interview. YES, NINETEEN.

BRB, trying to comprehend this sexist blasphemy.

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The French study - which aptly proved that we’re still apparently stuck in the stone ages - featured two similar looking women with near identical experience. They applied for 100 sales and accounting roles wearing conservative clothing, and another 100 roles wearing a low-cut outfit.

Out of the 200 sales roles applied for accompanied by the revealing outfit, 62 more interview offers were received.

The accountancy applications were even worse, with applications linked to the low cut outfit receiving 68 more interview offers.

UGHHHHHHH. Can’t. Even.

Dr Kertechian, the researcher who carried out the study at Paris–Sorbonne University said: ‘Our results showed interesting trends as low-cut dresses significantly influenced the choice of the recruiters, even for accounting positions.

"Regardless of the job, whether customer-facing saleswoman or office-based accountant, the candidate with the low cut clothing received more positive answers.

"The results were quite shocking and negative but not necessarily surprising – they show we need to conduct more research."

Thankfully, some good is actually coming out of this highly disturbing study. The results are being discussed at the Appearance Matters Conferences which begins today and is the world’s largest event on body image and disfigurement. The conference tackles issues like weight loss surgery, eating disorder and ultra-thin dolls.

So there you have it, some facts and figures about the most ridiculous way to score yourself a job interview.

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