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How the 24-Hour Email Cycle Punishes Women Leaders
Lucas and Luna explore how the expectation of constant email responsiveness creates a hidden workload penalty for women in leadership. They examine a Microsoft study showing that women managers send 14% more emails after 6 PM than their male peers, and discuss the research behind 'response time bias' — the social pressure women face to reply immediately to demonstrate competence. The episode unpacks why this invisible tax compounds over time, how it affects career progression, and practical strategies like setting sender-side expectations and batch-checking. Listeners learn one concrete…
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