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If only women would change they would be successful

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FFSFFSFFS · 19/05/2021 14:12

www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57060761

CEO Secrets: 'Perfectionism can hold women back

Sure a bit on how really it would be great if the toxic masculine culture changed - but we all know that what's really holding back women is themselves.

And imagine what would happen to the business world if men changed a bit themselves and tried to get things right just a wee bit more...

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SmokedDuck · 19/05/2021 14:54

I don't know. I don't think that every article about women has to rip into toxic masculinity or what men need to do differently.

I had not ever thought about perfectionism holding women back, it's not something I suffer from personally and the idea of being a CEO or even an EO sound horrible to me.

But I did for years work in a male dominated and very masculine sector, and at a certain point I noticed that a more typically feminine communication style was not working in some situations. So I made an effort to be aware of that and be more assertive when I thought it would be useful.

You see quite often that women are less likely than men to apply for jobs they don't have all the qualifications for, or ask for raises. I really don't think there is anything wrong with making women aware that they might not get jobs they would be good at, or raises they deserve, because of that, or helping them become comfortable with doing those things.