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Are you like me and always feeling guilty for taking a sick day…
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I’ve heard this phrase so many times…
For the last few weeks as the country grapples…
Okay, catching and controversial title, I know.
There are a lot of people who are disgusted with the Harvey Weinstein’s of the world but who do not see their own role in perpetuating workplace cultures that tell women they are valued less than men.
Yes, your office. These happen everywhere and you may not even notice them.
Having doubts about your brilliance?
Have you ever had your ideas doubted by coworkers? How about your ideas on a topic on which you are extremely well-versed?
I’ve written a bunch about how women often care about what others think too much and how this is holding us back.
Negotiations don’t come easy to many women.
Our concern for what others think of us is literally costing us billions of dollars every year as a gender.
You know the old saying, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” Well, it’s both right and wrong.
One reason why it’s difficult for me to play hard ball in negotiations is because I want to be liked.
Have you ever noticed that women take responsibility for meeting logistics and coordination even when it’s not their job?
Last year I was in a meeting when a new employee was introduced as, “a young lady”.
Okay, okay, that was a dramatic headline. What I’m saying is that a woman with more power and privilege than you can explain something to you that you already know and be just as insulting as mansplainers.
sassy at work; when someone calls you sassy; sassy woman; is being called sassy a compliment