A shortage of female confidence is not a myth — it’s quantified, researched, and documented.
, I explore how social and cultural conditioning impacts stereotypes. Many women I surveyed for the book recognized an issue that is commonly called the"gender discount."When a man walks in the room, they are assumed to be competent until they prove otherwise. For women, it’s the other way around.
Success and likability are positively correlated for men, but successful women are seen as overly ambitious and/or bossy. Compounding the issue, professional penalties for men and women are quite different, too. Hence, it’s safe to assume that there are social realities that augment female self-doubt. Given these socialized differences between genders, women have developed internal challenges that carry a deeper social context and are closely intertwined, as revealed by my Women need focused programs to make them aware of their innate biases and help them discover a supportive community of other women who share the same challenges.
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