Would you go to work without your make-up on?
Despite the time contraints we may have in the morning, 75% of women would never go to work without their make-up on.
Women feel the pressures of looking good even when at work, according to the results of a new study.
It revealed that three quarters of women in the UK admit that they wouldn’t go to work without makeup on and a fifth of these women feared ‘getting in trouble’ at work if they failed to wear makeup.
The study, conducted by www.MyVoucherCodes.co.uk, aimed to take a closer look into the beauty spending habits of women; looking specifically at makeup wear and spend. 1,812 women aged 18 and over from across the UK took part, all of whom were in employment at the time of the poll.
62% of the repondents admitted that would feel insecure if they didn't wear make-up to work, and surprisingly 47% believed it would negatively affect how their colleagues perceived them.
Just under a fifth of these respondents, 18%, claimed that they believed they would ‘get in trouble with the boss’ if they didn’t wear makeup to work. Of these, the highest majority, 37%, worked in retail.
Mark Pearson, Chairman of www.MyVoucherCodes.co.uk, who conducted the research, commented on the findings: “We’ve run numerous studies in the past looking at how much both men and women spend on beauty products, so we wanted to narrow it down and take a real look at women and makeup; deciphering when and why it’s worn. To see that so many women claim they wouldn’t go to work without makeup on was surprising, most notably because of how respondents claimed it would affect their confidence or relationship with others.
“Self-confidence at work is hugely important, and if wearing makeup awards this, then that is completely understandable. It goes without saying though that no one should be judged at work by what they wear or how they look- if you’re doing a great job, I guarantee that no one will notice if you haven’t got any mascara on!”
Looking good at work was important for 61% of all the respondents and 53% felt that looking good at work helped their career progression.
However, when asked if they felt that it would be correct for certain jobs to make wearing makeup for women compulsory, respondents almost unanimously disagreed; with 96% saying ‘no’. In addition, 65% of the women taking part in study also claimed that they felt that wearing certain makeup styles or too much makeup to work could also negatively affect how women are perceived by colleagues.
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