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When competence is reframed as a character flaw

I am tired of being told I am intimidating when I am just being competent, but I also do not want to shrink myself anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Female capability is often pathologized as aggression, creating pressure to diminish skills to maintain social acceptability.

Ideas that help explain it
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