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The Coaching Favor Why Women Get Less Honest Feedback
Episode 24 of Women at Work with Fexingo digs into a quiet career trap: women receive more coaching compliments but fewer blunt corrections than men. Lucas and Luna explore a 2024 study from Texas A&M and a 2025 analysis by Textio that found performance feedback for women is 30% more likely to reference 'supporting' or 'helping' rather than 'leading' or 'executing.' They trace how this 'coaching favor' leaves women under-corrected in key growth areas like risk-taking and strategic thinking, and how it compounds over five to ten years into a promotion gap. The episode centers on a real case: a…
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