The Silent Price of Being Taken Seriously as a Woman What does it really take for a woman to be heard, respected, or taken seriously? Too confident? You’re "intimidating." Too soft? You’re "not leadership material." Speak up? You’re "difficult." Stay quiet? You’re "not ambitious enough." It’s exhausting. No matter how skilled, experienced, or qualified a woman is, she’s often forced to prove herself over and over again, in rooms where men are given the benefit of the doubt. Competence isn’t enough. A man is assumed capable until he proves otherwise. A woman is assumed incompetent until she proves otherwise repeatedly. The likability trap: Be strong, but not too strong. Assertive, but not "bossy." Friendly, but not "flirty." Every move is judged on an impossible scale.
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It's no news that the economy is telling on all of us Both the rich, poor and average person is feeling the heat. Inflation becomes the villain of the day. Our double hustle brings little or no significant results. How do we save for the rainy days? Even when we save funds, it turns out to save us😭 Which is the way out? There's no light at the end of this tunnel 😭 We have to speak up about the hardship we face everyday, we are not lazy , we are doing our best yet we see little to no result This is me SPEAKING UP
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It's no news that the economy is telling on all of us Both the rich, poor and average person is feeling the heat. Inflation becomes the villain of the day. Our double hustle brings little or no significant results. How do we save for the rainy days? Even when we save funds, it turns out to save us😭 Which is the way out? There's no light at the end of this tunnel 😭 We have to speak up about the hardship we face everyday, we are not lazy , we are doing our best yet we see little to no result This is me SPEAKING UP
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