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How physical appearance affects professional credibility

I'm 5'2" and 23 years old but people still ask if I need a kids menu, and I'm starting to think my career in finance will never be taken seriously because I look like someone's little sister.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

She's grappling with how her body's deviation from adult professional norms undermines her authority in spaces where presence equals power.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Body as identity — physical self-concept?”

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