Studies Show Women Make 20% More Money When They Do This 1 Thing

It’s not fair, but it’s shockingly effective

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I’m a self-employed woman who makes roughly six figures a year. I own a house, demand top-dollar for my services, and set my own schedule. In under a decade, I’ve renegotiated my rate dozens of times, and I work whenever and wherever I want.

But I have a dirty little secret:

I’m 4-foot-11-inches short and usually work in the same clothes I slept in.

My clients, colleagues, and employers have no idea. They’ve never met me in person. Actually, besides the headshot on my website, most of them have never even seen me. I’ve been fully remote since 2016, and my webcam has been conveniently “broken” this entire time.

I purposely hide my appearance from most clients

See, before I was a professional writer, editor, and journalist, I was a waitress at a sports bar.

At 22 years old, I strolled into that HR-less hellscape with my resume in hand. Said resume showcased my new English degree and zero experience in the service industry — but I still got a job on the spot.

Was it due to my vivacious personality and extensive knowledge of draft beers? As an introvert with…