Why my post about women downplaying their awesomeness went viral
about a conversation I had with a woman right after I saw her interview for a sales position at our local coffee shop. This post explained how she seemed to go out of her way to speak negatively about her skills and abilities immediately following any positive reflection of her incredible qualifications, like this:
"I'm extremely organized. I put a lot of things into Excel, have a color-coded calendar. It's almost like I'morganized, to the point where it can become annoying." She did this type of hedging at least three different times during her interview. The post also summed a short piece of unsolicited feedback she welcomed from me right after her interview about the idea that it is okay to just be awesome and leave it at that. In closing, the post wished for a world where women no longer felt the pressure to downplay their assets in the workplace.
, it is clear that this incident speaks to at least two crucial issues for women navigating success in the workplace: the so-called “confidence gap” and the lack of equitable meaningful mentorship opportunities for women.
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