TALL and RICH

It's February, the shortest month of the year, every year.  Do you think that February has it's disadvantages or do you think of it like every other month?  According to Inc. Magazine this month, length does matter when it comes to a few things (I'm not talking about that you perverts). The tidbit states that a typical 6-foot employee earns on average $5,525 more than a 5-foot-5-inch co-worker.  Now over a year that doesn't sound like much, but if you take 10 years that's over $55k. 

A study done back in 2001 by 3 dudes at University of Pennsylvania , according to CNN.com states that this all relates back to the height people are as teenagers.  "Those who were relatively short when young, were less likely to participate in social activities associated with the accumulation of productive skills and attributes, and report lower self-esteem."  The skills these teens develop leads to how they portray themselves as adults to their co-workers and managers.  If they are less secure with themselves as a person, they do not carry on traits of someone who is a leader, and in return, do not get compensated in such a way.

On a personal level I have a question in relation to this study.  If short people are paid less then why are they all living in Boston?  Has anyone gone out around Boston lately and noticed the serious shortage in men over 5'7"?  It just boggles my mind.  Boston is ranked one of the most expensive cities to live in, yet there are short people everywhere...if they are getting paid less...according to these studies, how are they affording it?  and Where have all the tall men gone?