Girls are strongly socialized to follow the rules and in school are rewarded, again and again, for doing so. In part, girls’ greater success in school (relative to boys) arguably can be attributed to their better rule following. Then in their careers, that rule-following habit has real costs, including when it comes to adhering to the guidelines about “who should apply.” Great piece from Tara Mohr on what is behind the often quoted statistic that women need to feel 100% qualified for a job to apply:
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 03:46:52 +0000
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