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How Microaggressions Add Up to a Career Tax for Women
Episode 97 of Women at Work with Fexingo explores the cumulative career cost of microaggressions — small, often dismissive behaviors that women face daily at work. Lucas and Luna break down a McKinsey study from late 2025 showing that women who experience microaggressions are three times more likely to consider leaving their jobs, and that women of color face nearly twice the rate of such incidents. They discuss the concept of 'microaggression tax' — the invisible burden of navigating these moments, from being interrupted in meetings to having ideas ignored. The episode also covers practical…
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