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How the Bias Against Women's Ambition Stalls Careers
In Episode 110 of Women at Work with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna unpack a subtle but powerful career barrier: how women's ambition is often perceived as aggressive or self-serving, while identical ambition in men is rewarded. They dive into a 2025 Harvard Business School study on performance reviews, showing that words like 'driven' and 'strategic' are used for men, while 'pushy' and 'political' appear in women's reviews. The hosts also discuss the double bind for women negotiating promotions, citing data from LeanIn.Org that women who ask for raises are 30% more likely to receive feedback like…
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