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How the Affinity Bias Costs Women Leadership Opportunities
In this episode of Women at Work with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how affinity bias—the tendency to favour people who remind us of ourselves—quietly shapes hiring and promotion decisions. They break down a 2023 Harvard Business Review study showing that women are 35% less likely to receive a call back when their resume signals a non-traditional background for the role. Lucas shares the story of Priya, a senior engineer passed over for a director role because the hiring manager connected more with a candidate from his own alma mater. Luna challenges the common advice to 'just network…
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