VERY tall women: an “extraordinary” life

In questionnaires, both men and women often say they dream of being a few centimetres taller. Being tall is immediately highlighted as an enviable attribute. But what about women who are VERY tall? The qualitative survey conducted among VERY tall women actually tells a completely different story. Thanks to sociological research, we are now able to identify and better understand, in all its complexity, a specific social reality: VERY tall women who are over 5’8” and who make up 2 to 3% of the...