What Is the Lipstick Effect

question 70

Multiple Choice

What is the lipstick effect?

• A) a tendency to buy clothing one has seen on beautiful models
• B) treating oneself to a small luxury like lipstick and forgoing a luxury vacation
• C) discrimination against women in the workplace
• D) favoritism for women in the workplace
• E) the tendency of women to buy more expensive items when they are wearing nice clothes and makeup

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