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Being seen instead of valued. Diversity theater, checkboxes, and the appearance tax.
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The Assumption That Follows Pretty Women
When an attractive woman succeeds, people assume she didn't earn it. It's the one thing no woman can say out loud without sounding vain, which is exactly why it never gets said.
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Am I the DEI Checkbox?
When the only reason you're interviewing is to satisfy a requirement, and it costs you time, hope, and stress you'll never get back.
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They Think You're Sleeping With Him
You have one of the best working relationships of your career. It's completely platonic. And the room has decided it's an affair, because it can't imagine a man and a woman being useful to each other any other way.