I have found this to be true – and an asset – throughout my professional life of 23 years. Women tend to have a difficult time asking. It's hard. I know. Sometimes we have to be our own strongest advocate.
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Beth Seidenberg, KPCB speaks about the benefits of being a woman being more comfortable with feelings. They can feel situations along with think them. This can be very powerful for women. Women may not be assertive & ask for what we want.
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I believe this applies to both sexes, not just women. The key is confidence. If you have confidence, you can ask for anything (and often WILL get what you want!) If you lack confidence, I would think you're just as likely – man or woman – to NOT ask for something you know you want. In fact, you may even persuade yourself (or be persuaded by someone else) to think you don't want anything or what you want is unreasonable.
Wow,,,The truth always hurts,,,,
I wonder why there's so much hostility on this thread?
Idiots, that's why. Any talk of women wanting to become empowered for themselves or gaining traction professionally brings out the trolls. That's what the block function is for…..
You might find this study from Catalyst interesting: http://www.catalyst.org/publication/509/the-myth-of-the-ideal-worker-does-doing-all-the-right-things-really-get-women-ahead.
Thanks +Elizabeth Curtis that was a good (well, not really…) article.