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The Resilience Penalty Women Face at Work
Episode 39 of Women at Work with Fexingo explores the 'Resilience Penalty' — the expectation that women absorb chronic workplace stress without complaint. Lucas and Luna unpack a study from the University of California showing that women who exhibit resilience get assigned 30% more crisis work than men with similar roles, and face subtle backlash when they set boundaries. They trace the pattern through real examples: a VP of operations who inherited every failed project, a junior analyst praised for 'handling it well' while burning out. The hosts also offer concrete strategies: naming the…
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