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Why Women Stay Out of the Spotlight at Work

Harvard Business Review

Yet when women try to make themselves more visible, they can face backlash for violating expectations about how women should behave, and risk losing their hard-won career gains. For example, Sharon (all names have been changed), an administrator in a compliance office, recounted an interaction with a male colleague. to find out.

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Why Women Stay Out of the Spotlight at Work

Harvard Business Review

Yet when women try to make themselves more visible, they can face backlash for violating expectations about how women should behave, and risk losing their hard-won career gains. For example, Sharon (all names have been changed), an administrator in a compliance office, recounted an interaction with a male colleague. to find out.