Despite diversity training efforts, appearance-based discrimination continues to exist across a broad spectrum of employers. A 1994 study that compared the results from three surveys found that people ranked as "homely" or "below average" in terms of looks earned between 5 and 9 percent less than their more attractive counterparts. In addition, the disparity increases over time; another study found that new, attractive attorneys earned more than their homelier colleagues, despite the same amount of experience, and as time passed, the earnings gap widened, again in favor of those most attractive.