<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tired of being told your career is stalling out because you need to lean in, raise your hand, change your personality and hire a career coach? Ever wondered where that thing about women only apply for jobs when they meet 100% of the qualification requirements whereas men will apply with just 60%? Totes breaks down the source of the Broken Female Myth that permeates modern Corporate America&amp;apos;s thinking about women&amp;apos;s advancement in the workplace and why you should ignore it.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Show sources:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;McKinsey - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.asso-supelec.org/global/gene/link.php?doc_id=697&amp;amp;fg=1'&gt;&lt;b&gt;A Business Case for Women &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt;(Sept. 2008)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Curt Rice&amp;apos;s &lt;/b&gt;- &lt;a href='https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/curt-rice/how-mckinseys-story-became-sheryl-sandbergs-statistic---and-why-it-didnt-deserve-to_b_5198744.html?guccounter=1&amp;amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHo8xDy3G7rUrk1ZM2jYQBY9wIjVjgN7-olcAMIRZAoKd-ZcBbLHL67EvW347JdJ4chksCeMW0eM2nNXib-FMB4RR42IQaPopVqcjb935hssEzgAwMssI0ChF1mWTaDwsWXhkmFdp_9yvWC7B59ObSOTgThwZ2pLq0mvyrjgduLg'&gt;&lt;b&gt;How McKinsey&amp;apos;s Story Became Sheryl Sandberg&amp;apos;s Statistic - and Why It Didn&amp;apos;t Deserve To&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; (April 2014)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Katy Kay &amp;amp; Claire Shipman - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/05/the-confidence-gap/359815/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Confidence Gap&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; (May 2014)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Tara S. Mohr - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://hbr.org/2014/08/why-women-dont-apply-for-jobs-unless-theyre-100-qualified'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Why Women Don&amp;apos;t Apply for Jobs Unless They&amp;apos;re 100% Qualified&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; (Aug. 2014)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stéphanie Thomson - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='http://theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/09/women-workplace-confidence-gap/570772/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;A Lack of Confidence Isn&amp;apos;t What&amp;apos;s Holding Back Working Women&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; (Sept. 2018)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Kelsey Yandura - &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.rewire.org/apply-for-a-job-not-qualified/'&gt;&lt;b&gt;Should You Apply for a Job You&amp;apos;re Not Qualified For?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;b&gt; (April 2019)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Totes Profesh

Totes Profesh

The Broken Female Myth

SEP 3, 202015 MIN
Totes Profesh

The Broken Female Myth

SEP 3, 202015 MIN

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Tired of being told your career is stalling out because you need to lean in, raise your hand, change your personality and hire a career coach? Ever wondered where that thing about women only apply for jobs when they meet 100% of the qualification requirements whereas men will apply with just 60%? Totes breaks down the source of the Broken Female Myth that permeates modern Corporate America's thinking about women's advancement in the workplace and why you should ignore it.

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