Research Shows Women’s Weight Gain Brings Loss of Income

Research Shows Women’s Weight Gain Brings Loss of Income, Job Prestige
(New York University)

Through sibling comparisons, Conley and Glauber found that a 1 percent increase in a woman’s body mass results in a 0.6 percentage point decrease in her family income and a 0.4 percentage point decrease in her occupational prestige as measured 13 to 15 years later. There were no such associations found for the men in the sample.

Homer Simpson would be going, “Woohoo!” (Incidentally, he makes $65,000 a year.)