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How the Likeability Trap Silences Women in Leadership Roles
In this episode of Women at Work with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore why women in leadership roles face a likeability trap that often silences them. Drawing on a 2024 McKinsey study showing 46 percent of women leaders report their suggestions are overlooked in meetings, the hosts discuss a specific case: a VP of product at a midsize tech firm whose team repeatedly ignored her strategic recommendations until a male colleague echoed them and was praised. Lucas cites Heidi Roizen's 'double bind' theory and a 2020 Harvard Business Review experiment on female experts being rated less persuasive…
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