Los altos ganan más

Una investigación descubrió que la gente alta gana más

Tall people earn more

Researchers in Australia have found that tall people earn higher wages than their shorter counterparts. They also found that chubby people earn more than those who are skinny.

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Nick Bryant

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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.

Nick Bryant, BBC News, Sydney

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the long and short of
en este caso, una expresión que quiere decir "para describir algo sin entrar en detalles!

vertically challenged
bajos (en forma indirecta)

counterparts
homólogos

windfall
en este caso, algo inesperado

translated into
resultó en

discrepancy
discrepancia, diferencia grande

discrimination
discriminación

tend to get slimmer pay packets
suelen ganar paquetes salariales "más flacos"

slender
delgados