Baby Face Bias towards Bald Men

[CaptainForehead]

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2008-03-13-bald-ceos_N.htm

This relates to how certain strong masculine features are able to overcome the baby face bias.

 

[swingline747]

I take nothing a CEO says with any Merritt. You're talking the sociopaths of sociopaths who just won't admit their faults.
Most of these guys are so high on coke anyway they probably don't realize they're bald half the time.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100650821

 

[Brandles]

The baby face hypothesis is an interesting perspective. I don't know if they are right but I do know there exists real discrimination against bald men. Those figures on the under representation of bald men in high positions of power are alarming. Perhaps a wake up call to those who think balding is amusing, I won't mention any names,*cough* *Dannyboy*.

 

[DannyBoyy]

The baby face hypothesis is an interesting perspective. I don't know if they are right but I do know there exists real discrimination against bald men. Those figures on the under representation of bald men in high positions of power are alarming. Perhaps a wake up call to those who think balding is amusing, I won't mention any names,*cough* *Dannyboy*.

All because i dont allow hairloss to over come me and be its b**ch...

 

[VeprSuper]

Oddly, the WSJ has an article saying that baldness is a positive for ambitious execs. Some even find shaving down helped them advance. Dunno.

 

[I.D WALKER]

To be or not to be bald. Our sense of well being can be a very subconscious thing that others intuitively recognize often more adroitly than oneself. Generally I will look better in clothing( style and fit)I am comfortable in. The more comfortable I feel the more confidence I exude. Probably most of us do agree that this hypothesis can be transferred across the board and more specifically applied to baldness, an implicitly more serious and demoralizing dilemma than my aforesaid clothing example. Best Wishes.

 

[CaptainForehead]

Oddly, the WSJ has an article saying that baldness is a positive for ambitious execs. Some even find shaving down helped them advance. Dunno.

Can you post the article?

 

[VeprSuper]

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10000872396390443862604578032541863652264

Hope this works.

 

[der29]

bald only works if you are minimum 5'11" and have a strong brow ridge and decent jaw width. And also look like this:

 

[swingline747]

I've read that article in like 50 places it also says bald men are perceived less attractive

 

[VeprSuper]

Yeah, but the estate and Ferrari is:woot:

 

[Primo]

Look at Stephen Hester, he's about as baby face and bald as they come, but that didn't stop him from geting hired as CEO by RBS, who paid him £12million a year plus massive bonuses until the UK government practically forced him to resign a year ago because of media pressure over the banking crisis.

You can hate on baby face bald men all you like, Stephen is laughing at you... from the top of his mansion estate... with his £13million severance pay package.

Height is obviously the most important physical attribute in the professional world, anyone who thinks otherwise is delusional. People sit up and take notice when a 6ft 4 guy walks into the room, hair or no hair, it's human instinct for us to respond and listen to somebody with that kind of natural dominating presence... and I say this as a 5ft 8 guy.

The usatoday article doesn't really spring any surprises or cover anything new... very few bald man presidents or senators in the world? Wow, really, I never would have guessed!.... Going into politics is like going into acting, all anyone cares about first and foremost thesedays is your face, you need to look like a youthful movie star. Stay clear of politics, acting, sales and marketing and you're 1000 x less likely to suffer any baldness discrimination or bias.

 

[I.D WALKER]

Maybe this hypothetical debate can be simplified; High powered execs. are generally more obsessed with turning a profit than turning heads. Their obsession is about making money and attaining power first and foremost and by consequence their ambition is linear and straight forward. Their tunnel vision allows them not to become distracted by hair loss or many other external short comings. Just one guys perspective. Best Wishes.

 

[talmoode]

yes but you can also be super successful in anything you do and be self-conscious about your hair loss..

 

[I.D WALKER]

Oh undoubtably so, In fact their self conscience may be comparable to the rest of us however their passionate drive/obsession? for power and status supercedes their own preoccupation with their hair deficit. Hair loss must take a second seat because it would only 'get in the way' of their ultimate ambition. Perhaps we could all learn how to better cope from some of these characters.

 

[VeprSuper]

Primo nailed it. Height is a big deal to those folks. Seen plenty of bald execs but very, very few short ones.

 

[I.D WALKER]

Hell who needs hair now when we can all wear platform heels.:woot:

 

[swingline747]

Let me ask you guys though

These guys are RICH, they are in a different world than us. They are just surrounded by other rich people. To them WE are poverty.

Should you be entered into this world, do you think by relation you would not care about hair loss anymore? OR do you think it would drive you even madder to see good looking RICH guys in your circle and KNOW with all your money you couldn't change your life.

Just saying. We all want to think that if we had the money it woulnd't matter but I think it would be a whole other kind of frustration.

There is NO WAY THAT guy could get a hair transplant.

 

[maher]

Let me ask you guys though

These guys are RICH, they are in a different world than us. They are just surrounded by other rich people. To them WE are poverty.

Should you be entered into this world, do you think by relation you would not care about hair loss anymore? OR do you think it would drive you even madder to see good looking RICH guys in your circle and KNOW with all your money you couldn't change your life.

Just saying. We all want to think that if we had the money it woulnd't matter but I think it would be a whole other kind of frustration.

There is NO WAY THAT guy could get a hair transplant.

I doubt that any person on this forum is a CEO material. Its all about self confidence. those CEOs d*** is in the room before they even enter the room. it is pointless even to theorize on this subject.

Anyway,, with all that money and power... i think i would give a **** about my hair.. in your case: worries., like your female boss or hitting on girls wouldn be a problem

 

[I.D WALKER]

No question everyone wants to keep their hair and like the money phenomenom the more we have or acquire the more we desire.. Money challenges quite often augment our own personal issues and insecurities. If you were more financially secure would you exercise your financial affluence and power to utilize the best professionals and resources under the sun for treatment? Wealth, money is no virtue but it certainly can nullify ones tragic sense of helplessness. It is an endless orbit of discourse like the sound of dogs barking after midnight. Best wishes.