Today's Bogus Study

Make up your own mind.

From CNN/Money:

Women who cross their legs provocatively, wear short skirts or massage a man's shoulders at work get fewer pay raises and promotions, according to Friday's USA Today.

The newspaper, citing a Tulane University study, said 49 percent of MBA graduates polled admitted that they have tried to advance in their careers by sometimes engaging in certain sexual behaviors, including sending flirty e-mails and wearing revealing clothing.

If this is true, then Jessica Simpson is starring in the Dukes of Hazzard movie because she normally dresses like an Amish librarian and has years of experience as a thespian. If this is true, Monica Lewinsky was involved with a secret government underdesk operation not because she flashed her thong, but because she had a puritanical and professional demeanor.

I'm unconvinced.

It appears to me that the Tulane survey had a predetermined agenda-driven outcome. The polling was merely a search for consenting opinions. My contention is somewhat supported by the author of the study, Tulane professor Arthur Brief, who stated that women shouldn't allow men to be chivalrous because it represents "benevolent sexism." This indicates to me that Professor Brief has bought into the radical feminist ideology about society where all feminine wiles are eliminated and unattractive women have a chance at success.

In my opinion, feminine allure can be a key factor in a woman's professional success and it will take a lot more than this bogus Tulane survey to convince me otherwise. (H/T Country Store)