The Invisible Woman
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A female executive who has risen through
the ranks of corporate America may have an impressive title
and a six-figure salary, but the trappings of success are irrelevant
the minute she enters a restaurant or liquor store. Indeed,
even with a Harvard degree and a much more visible Armani suit
and Coach briefcase, a woman may seem invisible to a waiter
or salesman who has a male customer in sight.
"Almost every woman I've talked to has a story,"
said Tim Zagat, co-publisher of Zagat restaurant surveys.
Information compiled for the new 2000 edition of the Zagat
Survey of America's Top Restaurants showed that 83 percent
of respondents felt that men are treated better than women
when eating out. The survey is based on questionnaires answered
by about 100,000 respondents throughout this year and last
and compiled in Zagat guides for individual cities. The America's
Top Restaurants guide describes 1,130 leading restaurants
in 38 cities and provides ratings for food, decor, service
and cost. In breaking out the results, Zagat said 90 percent
of respondents in the San Francisco area felt that men were
treated better; in New York it was 80 percent.
MEN GET THE CHECK - AND THE SERVICE!!
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