Appearances do matter sometimes - especially when looking for a job.
Researchers discovered that job applicants in Europe and Israel were increasingly asked to attach headshots of themselves in the top corner of their resumes.
To find out, they sent 5,312 resumes in pairs to 2,656 advertised job openings.
In each pair, one resume had no photo while the second contained a picture of either an attractive or a plain looking male or female.
On the other hand, attractive women do not enjoy the same beauty premium. In fact, women with no picture have a significantly higher rate of callbacks than attractive or plain-looking women.
The female jealousy of attractive women in the workplace is a primary reason for the punishment of attractive women, according to the study.
Previous research, however, has found that good-looking female workers received higher raises than their plain or ugly counterparts.
Source: ANI