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How the Likeability Trap Hurts Women Career Advancement
In this episode of Women at Work with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the likeability trap for women leaders—a phenomenon where assertiveness in women is judged as aggression, while the same behavior in men is seen as competence. They anchor the discussion in a 2023 study by the Harvard Business Review analyzing performance reviews, which found that women receive 2.5 times more negative personality criticism than men. The hosts also reference the case of Uber's former executive Bo Young Lee, who faced backlash for direct communication, and discuss how this double bind shapes career…
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