Tall People Earn More Money

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Researchers in Australia have found that tall people earn higher wages than shorter people. An extra ten centimetres in height means 3% higher wages. They also found that chubby people earn more than those who are skinnier.

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The long and short of this Australian report is that tall workers earn significantly more than their vertically challenged counterparts. A six foot man can expect a windfall of almost $750 a year. The researchers found there were practical reasons why the size gap translated into a pay gap. Tall people were sometimes more capable of performing certain physical tasks, like reaching high shelves. But the discrepancy is explained mainly by discrimination, the simple fact that society tends to look on tall people as more powerful and smarter, even when they're not. The study from the Australian National University also found that slimmer workers tend to get slimmer pay packets. Fat men earn 5% more than their slender colleagues.

Here are some of the words and idioms used in the news report:

the long and short of = a commonly used set expression said when you want to explain the general situation without giving details

vertically challenged = an indirect way of saying 'short'

counterparts = your counterpart is someone who is generally similar to you but different in a particular way (e.g. they come from a different country, or, as here, they are shorter than you)

windfall = money that you win or receive unexpectedly

translated into = meant, caused, resulted in

discrepancy = a distinct difference between two things that should be the same

discrimination = unfair treatment of someone because of prejudice about race, ethnicity, age, religion, gender or, as here, size

tend to get slimmer pay packets = usually earn less money

slender = slim, thin

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