#gender
Explore Books, Authors and Common Highlights on Gender
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Wonder Woman was designed to be a role model for girls.
Women are often judged more harshly than men.
From The Likeability Trap by Alicia Menendez
Women face invisible barriers that hinder their progress in the workplace.
Women are socialized to prioritize relationships over ambition.
From The Likeability Trap by Alicia Menendez
Nice girls don't get the corner office.
From The Myth of the Nice Girl by Fran Hauser
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
From The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Women are often judged by their ability to be liked rather than their ability to be effective.
From The Likeability Trap by Alicia Menendez
Women often underestimate their abilities and overprepare.
Women must navigate a complex landscape of expectations.
From The Likeability Trap by Alicia Menendez
Women must navigate a complex web of expectations.
From The Likeability Trap by Alicia Menendez
We need to stop apologizing for our success.
From That's What She Said by Joanne Lipman
Women should never underestimate their value.
From Know Your Value by Mika Brzezinski
Women are told to be nice, but they are often penalized for it.
From The Likeability Trap by Alicia Menendez
Women of color often have to work twice as hard to be seen.
Women need to take their place in the world and stop waiting for permission.
From That's What She Said by Joanne Lipman
Wonder Woman challenged traditional gender roles in her narratives.
Workplace culture plays a significant role in women's advancement.
Women often underestimate their accomplishments.
Being assertive is often seen as a violation of the likeability code.
From The Likeability Trap by Alicia Menendez
Women are often taught to be nice and accommodating.
From The Myth of the Nice Girl by Fran Hauser
The cost of likeability is often too high for women to pay.
From The Likeability Trap by Alicia Menendez
It's not just about fixing women; it's about fixing the system.
The future of a woman is not determined by her biology.
From The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Man is defined as a human being and woman as a female - whenever she behaves as a human being she is said to imitate the male.
From The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Ambition is not a dirty word.
From That's What She Said by Joanne Lipman
One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.
The likeability trap is a double bind for women in the workplace.
From The Likeability Trap by Alicia Menendez
The barriers to women's advancement are often invisible, but they are real.
It is always incomprehensible to a man that a woman should ever refuse an offer of marriage.
From Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The concept of the divine feminine is central to many Gnostic texts.
From The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
We need to teach girls to be brave, not perfect.
From Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani
Women need to embrace their ambition.
The world needs more women who are brave.
From Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani
A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman.
From The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates
Leadership roles are often perceived as masculine, which can discourage women.
Girls need to see themselves as leaders.
From Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani
A woman is not an object but a subject.
From The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
A man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.