Women lowering voices to raise salary

From UPI:

British researchers say career-driven women are lowering the pitch of their voices to get ahead in the workplace.
The Daily Mail says a comparison of women’s voices between 1945 and 1993 reveals they deepened significantly in the second half of the century. During that time, the average pitch of women aged 18 to 25 lowered by 23 hertz — equivalent to a semi-tone drop.
Anne Karpf, author of The Human Voice, says singing coaches and audio archivists have noted the deepening trend as high-powered female politicians and television correspondents are being encouraged to lower their pitch.
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was advised by spin doctor Gordon Reece to swap her shrill tones for a deeper delivery, while voice coaching toned down Princess Diana’s soft, breathy speech, the newspaper said.

Posted by on June 6th, 2006 at 1:51 pm


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