研究發現 愛露事業線的女人更有氣魄

A new study has shown that women who show more cleavage in the workplace are seen better bosses and appear more powerful.

一項最新研究表明，在職場露出更多事業線的女性往往被認爲是更好的老闆、且顯得更強大。

By contrast, bosses who buttoned up were perceived as less powerful and mature - undermining their influence on staff.

相比之下，那些保守的老闆則被認爲不夠強大、不夠成熟--削弱了她們對員工的影響力。

The study, published in the Journal of Social Psychology, found women who loosened their top few buttons were seen as more forceful - especially to female colleagues.

這項研究被刊載在《社會心理學》期刊之上，發現女性鬆開上衣幾個釦子會被認爲更有氣魄--尤其是對女性同事來說。

The outcome actually surprised researchers at the University of Wisconsin, who had expected a camisole to boost a woman's image.

這一結果事實上讓威斯康星大學的研究人員們非常驚訝，他們最先認爲女性在襯衣裏穿打底衫可以提升自己的形象。

'In fact, not wearing a camisole under blouses made women appear more powerful,' researchers said. 'These findings highlight the complexity of the messages shown by clothing.'

研究人員們表示：“事實上，襯衣裏不穿打底衫會顯得女性更有魄力。這些發現突出了服裝所展示信息的複雜性。”

'It's clear that dressing provocatively can have negative consequences. But our findings suggest the right combination of clothing can also project power.'

“很明顯，穿着太過刺激會產生消極的後果。但是我們的結果表明，正確的服裝搭配也能產生助力。”

The study showed 170 women and 29 men various pictures of women and asked they rate them in terms of competence and leadership.

該研究給170名女性和29名男性展示了各種女性的照片，隨後要求他們根據能力和領導力評價照片中的人。

The women who were revealed cleavage and who had five or six undone blouse buttons were seen as the most powerful and forceful.

那些露出事業線、或者有五六個襯衣釦子沒扣的女性被認爲最強大、最堅強。