Weird Gender Science

The Economist reports two researchers in Israel sent out 2500 resumes with and without pictures to see if being good-looking would give someone an edge in getting an interview. The answer: yes if the applicant was a man, no if the applicant was a woman. Why these findings?

Human resources departments tend to be staffed mostly by women. Indeed, in the Israeli study, 93% of those tasked with selecting whom to invite for an interview were female. The researchers' unavoidable—and unpalatable—conclusion is that old-fashioned jealousy led the women to discriminate against pretty candidates.