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The Unseen Tax of Career Housework
We are talking about the invisible workload that quietly drains high-potential women from leadership pipelines. It is not emotional labor or salary negotiation. It is what organizational psychologists call career housework: the low-visibility, high-frequency tasks like taking notes, scheduling, and onboarding new hires. We look at data showing that when women spend more than twenty percent of their time on these duties, their promotion velocity drops significantly. This episode breaks down why this happens, how to identify it in your own workflow, and practical strategies to delegate or…
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