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Looks like you made it (or not)
Updated On: 04 March, 2013 02:48 AM IST | | Ruchika Kher
Attraction at the workplace remains a topic of hot debate, especially when it comes to women. According to a new survey on this subject by social network LinkedIn, 49% women believe that physical appearance hasn't had a major impact on their career. To delve deeper, Ruchika Kher spoke to experts and working women to figure if it really is a no-looks-all-talent world, or if outward beauty plays a key role in shaping one's career
Most of us would have been privy to office talk where it is assumed that looks must have played a key role when a successful and attractive woman reaches a professional pedestal. But, how much of this holds true for real? Is it correct to take away the credit of reaching the top from an intelligent and talented woman solely on the grounds that she happens to beu00a0pretty? Versions and opinions vary. Some deem it right, others oppose this outlook, completely. Recently, social network LinkedIn undertook a survey on working women, and the result brought to the table that 49% women believe that physical appearance has not had a major impact on their careers. But do our city women believe this rating?

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