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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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