This explains so much, and is what I've always suspected. Glad to see science confirms it.
From Malcolm Gladwell's brilliant book, Blink:
Most of us, in ways that we are not entirely aware of, automatically associate leadership ability with imposing physical stature. We have a sense of what a leader is supposed to look like, and the stereotype is so powerful that when someone fits it, we simply become blind to other considerations.
...An inch of height is worth $789 a year in salary...a tall person enjoys literally hundreds of thousands of dollars of earnings advantage...
Have you ever wondered why so many mediocre people find their way into positions of authority in companies and organizations? It's because when it comes to even the most important positions, our selection decisions are a good deal less rationed than we think. We see a tall person and we swoon.
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