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04/09/2016 GMT

Can the Wrong Pair of Shoes Hamper Job Chances?

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Wrong choice of shoes can be professional suicide; Hong Kong election; autism and women.

A study in Britain found that the wrong choice of shoes can be professional suicide; voting continues in Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong; autism and women.

A study in Britain finds that if you're applying for a job at an investment bank, brown shoes is essentially professional suicide; voting continues in Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong; autism historically under-diagnosed in women.

(Picture: A pair of brown shoes worn by Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge. Credit: Getty Images)

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