Unapologetic Ambition: Why we celebrate women’s ambition at the Olympics but quietly penalize it in the workplace.
Every four years, women are allowed to say something radical out loud:I want to win. And every four years (or lately every two plus one), we witness the Olympics giving us permission to embrace and honor the grit and determination to win that we’re usually taught to...The Power of Exclusion: How Everyday Misogyny Holds Women Back at Work
My former client, Lisa, tells the story of how her manager with whom she had a great relationship did not invite her on an all day golf outing yet invited all her male counterparts. Lisa, not one to stay silent, had lunch with him a couple of weeks later and asked...
The Politics of Ambition: How Women Can Claim Power Without Paying the Price
For generations, women have been told to want more, do more, be more. We are encouraged to dream big, lean in, break glass ceilings. And yet, the moment we demonstrate ambition, the very trait required to achieve those dreams, we’re often met with suspicion,...
The Broken Rung: The Hidden Barrier that No One Warned Us About.
Are you ready for this? New research reveals yet another point in a woman’s career where advancement gets blocked—and it starts way earlier than the glass ceiling. It’s called the broken rung. Unlike the glass ceiling which prevents women from moving into executive...
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