![]() ![]() How does one do that except by somehow downplaying their own ambition, or subsuming her power to that of a male associate, or allowing herself to be interrupted in important meetings, or apologizing more than her male counterparts, or appearing more tentative in her decision-making, or not applying for positions and promotions she might think she isn't qualified for? A woman is rarely congratulated for grasping for more, for reaching higher. They must clarify to a suspicious public that they are not greedy and conniving, power-hungry for their own sakes, but concerned for the success of a broad swath of society. They have to look to their menfolk around them who can support their claim, rather than detract from it-to their fathers and patriarchs, not to their husbands and lovers. “It should come as no surprise that women need to work doubly hard to prove their right to power. ![]()
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