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Tall women upwardly mobile
By Nigel Hawkes
They may chase a career and have fewer babies, but it's not because tall girls can't find a mate
TALLER women aim higher in their careers and attach less importance to having children than shorter ones, according to a new study.
The taller a woman is, the less maternal her personality and the less broody she feels about children, say the researchers, Denis Deady, from Stirling University, and Miriam Law Smith, of St Andrews University.
Taller women aim for fewer children, and put off having their first for longer, the research found.
But they set more store by a career than shorter women, and are more competitive.
The two psychologists, who have published their findings in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, questioned 1,220 women — 679 of them aged between 20 and 29, and 541 over the age of 45.
The average height of the women surveyed was just over 5ft 5in — higher than the average for the UK, which is 5ft 4in.
The study aimed to establish whether height, which is controlled by sex hormones, is related to psychological profile. The results suggest that it is.
The more traditional explanation of the relative childlessness of taller women is that they find it harder to attract a partner. But the authors reject this.
They conclude, rather, that taller women have more of the male sex hormone testosterone, which could give them more “male” traits, such as being assertive, competitive and ambitious.
Mr Deady said: “Previous studies have suggested that taller women may have more trouble finding mates.
“But we think that tall women may have higher levels of testosterone which may cause them to have more ‘masculine’ personalities.”
The younger women who responded to the survey were asked how many children they wanted and when they wanted to have their first.
Results suggested lower maternal ambitions among taller women.
Older respondents, who had mostly completed their families, had fewer children than the average, having their first at an older age.
The researchers also asked how important a career was to them and how competitive they were.
Ms Law Smith, 27, who is 5ft 7in and has no children, said: “We’re not saying that all tall women are ambitious and all short women just want to have babies.
“But our research definitely suggests an effect in this direction. Taller women seem to be more dominant, assertive and career-minded.”
The results were corrected for parental income, so cannot be explained by class, although nutritional deficiency affecting growth in babies from poorer families could affect the outcome.
Earlier research by the same authors showed that levels of testosterone in the saliva were linked with maternal feelings. The more testosterone women had, the lower they scored on maternal personality and reproductive ambition.
THE HEIGHT OF SUCCESS
THE MODEL: Jerry Hall, 6ft, has built a career around her height, even calling her 1985 autobiography Tall Tales. She once said: “Aged 12, I was the tallest in the school, which I didn’t like, but I soon learnt that tall is, in fact, an asset: no matter what I put on, it looked good.” Hall, 49, has four children.
THE ACTRESS: Saffron Burrows, 6ft and 32 with no children, the former model was rejected from Grange Hill for being too tall. Film credits include In The Name of The Father and Leaving Las Vegas
THE SPORTSWOMAN: Lindsay Davenport, 6ft 2in, the American tennis star, once complained that “it’s not easy being my height”. But it helps in tennis: she made it to the Wimbledon final this year. No children yet, though the 29-year-old says she wants “a lot”.
THE POLITICIAN: Janet Reno, 6ft 1in, America’s former Attorney-General, is so tall that she once had to take her shoes off at a speech in Florida so that the microphone would pick her up. Reno, 67, has no children.
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What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.
– C. S. Lewis
– C. S. Lewis
Everyone has moments where their kids annoy the holy bejesus out of them.
Hopefully they are countered by tons of time of absolutely uber happiness.
I think this is a reason why I've always preferred shorter women. I like happy maternal chicks, personally, versus more testosterone professional ambitious ones.
Hopefully they are countered by tons of time of absolutely uber happiness.
I think this is a reason why I've always preferred shorter women. I like happy maternal chicks, personally, versus more testosterone professional ambitious ones.
What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.
– C. S. Lewis
– C. S. Lewis
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ARE YOU CALLING ME A MAN BABY? You had no problems with tall women when I was letting you pound me in the rear.
Harrison, do we need to re hash the same old crap again, just let it go. Anyone who knows me, knows that I love my kids more than anything else, It's just other kids I can't stand.
Harrison, do we need to re hash the same old crap again, just let it go. Anyone who knows me, knows that I love my kids more than anything else, It's just other kids I can't stand.
Zanchief wrote:Harrison wrote:I'm not dead
Fucker never listens to me. That's it, I'm an atheist.
Nah, some guys like more independent, career women with strong personalities, i.e. the taller ones.
Short, fat, momma I-talian chicks for me.
That does not mean sex is better with the oompa loompa women, just that they seem to work out moreso for relationships with me
Short, fat, momma I-talian chicks for me.
That does not mean sex is better with the oompa loompa women, just that they seem to work out moreso for relationships with me
What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.
– C. S. Lewis
– C. S. Lewis
What was that Kahar said about it not being a clown car.....
Inside each person lives two wolves. One is loyal, kind, respectful, humble and open to the mystery of life. The other is greedy, jealous, hateful, afraid and blind to the wonders of life. They are in battle for your spirit. The one who wins is the one you feed.
