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Preoccupations - Women and the Double Standard of Office Behavior - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • As one woman put it, “Even in this day and age, a guy barks out an order and he is treated like someone who is in charge and a leader. But when a woman communicates in the exact same way, she’s immediately labeled assertive, dominating, aggressive and overbearing.”
  • you’d think that women could finally relax and stop worrying about how they are being perceived at the office.
  • double standard
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  • Translation? Pushy women are less likely to be hired.
  • But as long as the stereotypes remain all-powerful and are perpetuated by men and women alike, it’s necessary to navigate them.
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