Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained. A number of moderate members managed . . . to obtain a majority in a thin house.
Today, on average, a woman earns 79 cents for every dollar a man earns, and womenâs median annual earnings are $10,800 less than menâs, according to a report released by the Senate Joint Economic Committee Democratic Staff last April.
But if you're a man looking to snag that corner office, don't worry about skipping dessert. Thinner men actually make less money. According to the study, women who weighed 25 pounds less than the group norm earned about $16,000 more per year. A woman 25 pounds above the group norm earned about $14,000 less. Thinner men, on the other hand, made almost $9,000 less than their average male co-worker.