Harvard finds GLP-1 briefly boosts women's job and relationship prospects
Technology
A new Harvard study found that GLP-1 weight-loss medications can give single and unemployed women a real boost when it comes to first impressions, helping them get jobs and start new relationships.
But the effect fades after that initial meeting; once you're already hired or in a relationship, looks matter less.
Women starting GLP-1 find partners, jobs
Women who started GLP-1 medications saw an 18-percentage-point jump in starting new relationships, rising to 29% points after about a year and a half.
Unemployed women also had better luck on the job front; landing work increased by 13% points, then increased to 27% points over time.
As researcher Rebecca Diamond put it, "On the partnership margin, your partner cares about more than just your weight; that's why you are with them."