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Why Women Leaders Are Asked to Take Notes More Often
Episode 81 of Women at Work with Fexingo drills into a specific, measurable career cost for women in leadership: the disproportionate burden of note-taking in meetings. Lucas and Luna explore new data from a 2025 study by the University of Michigan and McKinsey showing that women in senior roles are 3.4 times more likely than men at the same level to be asked, explicitly or implicitly, to take meeting minutes. They break down why this 'note-taking tax' matters beyond the five minutes it takes — it signals administrative rather than strategic value, reshapes peer perceptions, and steals…
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