Now I'm gonna begin by stating that, despite how lucrative I have heard it can be, I've never been employed as a prostitute, stripper, escort , lap-dancer, nor any other lady of the night. And yet if were to be asked the question, 'Have you ever used your sexuality to further your career?' My answer will always be, 'Hell yes.'

In fact I have taken full advantage of my sexuality and femininity from the minute I was old enough to stand tall in my first pair of high heels. I've used my sexuality to achieve more in all aspects of my life, not just my career, and I anticipate that I'll probably still be playing on my powers of a woman long after my boobs have deflated and my hair has started to grey.

What's prompted this topic?  Well yesterday I watched a documentary on BBC3 made by Kirtsen O'Brien, (you might have seen it?) Kirsten has been a childrens TV presenter on Smarteenies, (which by the by is a very good arty programme for nippers,) for the last 12 years of her life, but now she wants to climb the career ladder for more mainstream work. In the documentary Kirsten flirts with the idea of following her kids' TV predecessors and stripping her kit off to pose in lads mags.

Kirsten hit on a very valid point in the documentary,  she observed that most women have to use their sexuality to further their careers whilst their male counterparts don't. So accurate, so obvious and yet I'd never given it much thought before.

Men can rely soley on their charms, skills and CV's to get them what they want, whilst it seems we have to throw fabulous powers of persuasion, the very best flirting-skills, our bums, our boobs and our entire bootilicious bods all into the mix in order to succeed in all aspects of our lives.

This has to play a part in my theory. There are so many more gorgeous girls than there are gorgeous guys and this must have something to do with it.

No-one has forced me to use my feminine charms to ahieve higher targets, I, like most girls I know, (my daughter included,) learnt these skills (and their success rates) at a very early age. My little girl will often flutter the lashes that surround her baby blues when she's after something and I can't help but wonder would my son do the same?

You could argue that using ones sexuality or femininity to their advantage compromises ones intelligence, but I don't think this is the case at all. In fact I think these skills can compliment a womans brain perfectly.

So what do you think? Do you use your sexuality to help you get what you want out of life? Or do you believe that knowledge and brain power should be the driving force behind progressing?

Let me know - in the meantime I'll be back ;-)