I have the kind of body that attracts whistles and stops males in their tracks whenever I wear something that shows it. And attractive people indubitably make more, but I thought that I'd readily pay the premium of loss wages and slower promotions to avoid being sexually harassed in the workplace. I deliberately wear oversized clothing to fade into the background as just another fat kid because I hate the attention that wearing form fitting clothing attracts and I like men to speak to my face, not other parts of my body. And that quote from Mark Jaffe says it all. Everybody has a weakness, but overweight people have it on the surface. I thought that by pretending to be fatter than I am, I could have an obvious weakness that really doesn't exist. Anybody attacking me would be dealing with something that isn't a vulnerability.

Reading this article, though, makes me wonder if I'm cheating myself out of something that is my due or stunting my potential by not capitalizing on what I could get by showing myself off a little. I believe that I have ability, but combining that with my body could get me better opportunities.

Also, I'd like to toss in an observation, just from being a business kid. A lot of my classmates are extremely competitive, to an unhealthy extent. Corporate espionage, surreptitious backstabbing, and other delightful things to be found in the business world are already evident in business school. I'm a sweet girl who likes rainbows, flowers, and puppies. However, I'm toughening up, because the only alternative would be to get out of the game.