Gender Archive

  • Should you attach a photo to your CV or resume?

    Tweet Apparently for men, yes. Women, no. CVs with pics of attractive men garnered more callbacks from employers than CVs with none — and nearly twice the callbacks of resumes showing plain-looking men. But for women, CVs with photos (whether of attractive or plain faces) […]

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  • Nice guys (and girls) make less money

    Tweet If you’re nice, are you getting screwed, financially? Perhaps. …men who measured below average on agreeableness earned about 18% more—or $9,772 more annually in their sample—than nicer guys. Ruder women, meanwhile, earned about 5% or $1,828 more than their agreeable counterparts. — Human Resource […]

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