New Girls' Network

My contributions are barely acknowledged in meetings. My male peers seem to have no trouble getting people on board with their ideas, but my opinions just don’t seem to hold the same weight among my coworkers. How can I make my ideas stick? Your challenge here is two-fold. On one hand, Prove-It-Again! bias is holding […]

My male colleagues have no problem broadcasting their achievements, demanding raises, and requesting promotions. But when my female colleagues do the same, they become the topic of gossip—they are “arrogant,” “inflated,” or “full of themselves.” I produce good work, but I feel like my coworkers are passing me by because no one seems to recognize […]

None of my supervisors seem to pay attention to—or at least remember—my accomplishments. My male coworkers don’t seem to have this problem. But when I try to remind my colleagues, I just see all these “who do you think you are?” faces staring back at me. What can I do to get recognition without looking […]

  Dear My “Not-Manager” is a Jerk, This is a challenging dilemma especially since you are an intern and thus the lowest of the low. But do not despair! I would suggest you might try a humorous approach first — make a little sign with a picture of headphones on it and beside it write […]

It doesn’t seem to matter how hard I work or how competent I am; I always get passed over for promotions. My annual reviews confirm that I’m respected as a good worker, but that doesn’t seem to be enough and men who work half as hard get promoted instead.  I’m definitely suffering from Prove-It-Again! bias, […]