If you watch a high school cafeteria for one hour you know exactly why taller people are promoted to leadership.
The same reason they tend to be whiter, a little better looking, more athletic.
Interesting paradox: for Men, girth is actually good. Carry a few extra pounds, and it's good.
For women - inverse. Skinny women earn more.
Think of this: every single social interaction you have - with the guy at the watercooler, to meetings, to presentations - everyone is 'sizing each other up' subconciously. They are determining where they belong in the pecking order. Usually only from observable traits.
I agree. Unconscious bias is real. I was far shorter than average until about 15, and well taller than average thereafter. So I found out first hand, quite suddenly, just how much different other people's reactions were to me. When human growth hormone first became available, medically-short teens given it grew considerably and almost uniformly suffered from depression. There previous ways of interacting with people just didn't work anymore. (also from Keyes book)
The same reason they tend to be whiter, a little better looking, more athletic.
Interesting paradox: for Men, girth is actually good. Carry a few extra pounds, and it's good.
For women - inverse. Skinny women earn more.
Think of this: every single social interaction you have - with the guy at the watercooler, to meetings, to presentations - everyone is 'sizing each other up' subconciously. They are determining where they belong in the pecking order. Usually only from observable traits.