Tall men and pretty women


Earlier of today while waiting in the conference room for my meeting, I browsed through a stack of Dutch management and economy magazines. I chose the newest date available. An article caught my eye...

It says: TALLER MEN HAVE HIGHER INCOMES

The latest study was conducted in the USA and it showed that 30% of the CEO’s in America’s Fortune 500 companies were gifted in the height department, standing tall at 1.83 cm. and over [6 feet]. Surprisingly, this height statistics accounts only to about 5% of the total American male population. The average American male height still remains at a steady 175 cm. [5 feet 9 inches].

The article further articulated the importance of height in leadership and income.

It also enumerated the tallest men per country basis and as expected the tallest award on the world male category goes to the Dutch men averaging at 1.83 cm. and followed closely by the Swedish men. The Dutch women were also found to be the tallest, followed by the Swedish women too.

Catch22: This doesn’t mean though that the average Dutch man, as compared to other nationalities, has a much higher income!

Many local and international studies in the past have speculated that the increase in height of the Dutch has something to do with the combination of rich diet and excellent healthcare in the Netherlands. Some people though would argue saying it’s just the cheese.

Anyway, I tried my Dutch Google and typed this phrase into the search window, gemiddeld lengte of hoogte van nederlanders [average height of the Dutch]. I was expecting to find many related information sites of Dutch people’s height in the local language but quite strange, I couldn’t find much! It seems that the favorite height discussions went to the weather and how tall the dikes are and how high the waters can rise up in this country, ha-ha.

Moving further...

I also read an old article with a similar topic in determining a woman’s income and success. The factor though was not about height but the physical looks of the woman.

It says: ATTRACTIVE WOMEN HAVE HIGHER INCOMES than the average looking ones.

While the Dutchman agrees to this theory, I, on the other hand is not that convinced. It’s just not fair. Whatever happened to brains + street smart confidence? Or does this mean brains + street smart confidence + attractiveness combined?

Alright, now I know what to do… and hey to the women out there, listen up too!

I’m going to do the following:

- Be really serious with my diet now
- Start my dancercise
- Review my beauty supplements
- Intensify my make up and fashion skills

I hope this isn’t much for a to-do beauty list though. So, anyone wants to join me in this program?

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