New Study: Fertile Strippers Make More Money

Extra! Extra! Scientists at the University of New Mexico say exotic dancers earn the best tips just before ovulating.

According to a story published this month in Psychology Today, UNM psychologist Geoffery Miller and his colleagues "tapped the talent at local gentlemen's clubs" and counted the tips they made during various phases of their menstrual cycles. Dancers who weren't on the pill made about $70 an hour during peak fertility, versus about $35 while menstruating and $50 in between. Girls who took birth control averaged about $37 an hour with no performance peak.

The researchers attribute the fluctuations in average hourly income to behavioral and physical changes that occur during a woman's monthly cycle: ie., the strippers were more flirtatious and sexual during the times when they were most likely to conceive. Or, you know, maybe they were bloated and cranky and didn't feel like dancing during the other times.

My favorite part of the article has got to be this quote:

"Birth control could lead to many thousands of dollars lost every year.... If you're a woman in any service-industry job looking to maximize your tips, Miller suggests scheduling more shifts for the phase right before ovulation: 'It might help to know about this so that you can exploit these effects.'"

But the true moral of this story, naturally, is to use your grant money wisely. Think of all the lap dances those research dollars could buy! —Megan Miller

Comments

[david]

That is the best thing science has ever discovered. EVER!

[occasional hobbyist]

Results are pretty obvious. Women smell more attractive when they're ovulating (or lactating). Maybe most men don't notice it consciously, but I sure do.

[flyerguy]

I would like to personally volunteer for any follow-up studies the researchers may propose. I'll do anything for science...

[Mark Buehner]

For those wondering how to get kids interested in science...

[Orion]

Research: It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it...

[Joan of Argghh!]

"tapped the talent at local gentlemen's clubs"

That would make for a whole other area of research.

[michael i]

Never mind Megan Miller's attempt at a sexist jab at the end of the article, think about what this study suggests about the behaviors of married couples in which the female is on birth control drugs for an extended period of time.

[djslybri]

Truth be told, my wife's interest in sex is consistent all month long: Non-existent.

The study sucks. I am ashamed to be a UNM Law graduate.

[Diggs]

The UNM researchers need to expand their horizons a little. A short drive to either El Paso or Juarez should help them confirm their study's findings. Way better strip clubs than in Albuquerque.

[bryan Kennedy]

The suggestion that the strippers could make more money by skipping birth control, kind of ignores the rather expensive process of getting pregnant and having a baby. Ridiculous.

[joe]

There was a girl on the news last nigh discussing this here in Albuquerque Stating that she made more money a day before menstruation. The scientist are talking averages. Also, women tend to be Hornier/amorous the day before menstruation. This is probably what men pick up on.

[Stag Parties MN]

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