'What this suggests is that women are under more pressure to get to the top fast. Men have four additional years before people to expect them to reach their peak performance as leaders, but women have to prove themselves more quickly. The climb is steeper for them,' he said.
Lovaglia said the survey could also explain the surge in the popularity of plastic surgery, for it suggests that there are real professional reasons for wanting to look young.
'It does not mean plastic surgery is going to be effective in changing expectations for leaders, but it does explain why people seek it. It is not just vanity. Age can affect your career, and probably more so for women than men,' he said.
Image: Obama carries his hot dog and root beer order at Altoona's Original Texas Hot Dogs in Altoona, Pennsylvania, during a stop on his six-day bus tour of the state.
Photograph: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images
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