"Too Much On Your Plate" the New Indictment for Ambitious Women

Ambitious women who enjoy taking on many projects are often told, “You have too much on your plate”. While this sentiment is often shared by well meaning people, the implications are worth considering. For many, rather than being received as an encouragement, being told “you have too much on your plate” feels like an indictment.

Make Yourself Understood, Gender TopicsJennifer SpoelmaMarch 11, 2019Season 3, Mindset, Bias & Double StandardsComment

Gaslighting At Work: How to Recognize and Deal With It

Gaslighting is a horrible form of psychological manipulation and control. It's characterized by a manipulator causing a victim to question their own judgement, memory and sanity. In this episode, I discuss how to identify when this might be happening to you (or someone you know) at work and how to deal with it.

Work Life, CommunicationJennifer SpoelmaFebruary 25, 2019Decision-Making, Season 3, Misunderstanding, Bias & Double StandardsComment

Discussing Bias and Double Standards for Women

So if a woman is able to get to a higher leadership position in a company, then she must be very capable and she must have overcome a lot of difficulties to get there. Then she is probably seen as a stronger leader than the men that have also reached that goal with perceivably fewer barriers or fewer difficulties.