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When gendered communication patterns undermine professional credibility

I realized I've been apologizing before every opinion I express at work and my male colleagues never do this but are still seen as collaborative.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Socialized feminine communication styles become professional liabilities in environments that reward masculine directness.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gender inequality — structural analysis?”

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