Their research confirmed that people who fall into the “attractive” category are, on average, paid 20 percent more than their counterparts. Perhaps surprisingly, this did not vary across gender — attractive men were just as likely as attractive women to earn more than their “less attractive” peers. However, the study found that when it came to women, the attractiveness factor affecting their income was almost wholly determined by their makeup and grooming, whereas grooming only affected the attractiveness-income relationship of half the men. In other words, women’s salaries were twice as likely to be dependent on their grooming standards than their male counterparts, which, y’know… bummer.