Yes, likely the opposite would occur.

I can't comment how how commonplace it is, but having worked in an office with many women there seemed to be a lot of animosity towards the more attractive women from the less attractive women. Could have just been that office.

Another friend who ran a support department told me she refused to hire a quite attractive candidate because she felt that the attractive woman would 'distract the men'. My personal feelings were that she liked being the only woman in the department. To be fair she also refused to hire candidates based on their age. We stopped talking shortly after that conversation.

>>I can't comment how how commonplace it is, but having worked in an office with many women there seemed to be a lot of animosity towards the more attractive women from the less attractive women. Could have just been that office.

Nah, this is incredibly common. It goes even further: if an attractive woman is successful, her entire success will be attributed to her attractiveness, rather than her intelligence or skill. It's a major factor that contributes to the glass ceiling they inevitably hit.

This reminds me of the Ani Difranco lyric, "Everyone harbors a secret hatred for the prettiest girl in the room."

It's been so long since I listened to that album. Thanks for reminding me.

heard that called "queen bee" syndrome.

But the queen bee is surrounded by female bee laborers.

Her? Sure. What if instead of her you put Alain Delon or the next beautiful, skilled, attractive in multiple ways male on the frame. See how women start acting stupidly just to get into his pants... It's human nature.

That said, there's no remedy for stupidity.