The fiscal quarter just wrapped up. Your boss comes by to ask you how well you performed in terms of sales this quarter. How do you describe your performance? As excellent? Good? Terrible?
Why Don’t Women Self-Promote As Much As Men?
Research shows it’s not as simple as a lack of confidence.
December 19, 2019
Summary.
A new study finds that there’s a substantial gender gap in self-promotion: women systematically provide less favorable assessments of their own past performance and potential future ability than equally performing men. The researchers’ various study versions revealed that this gender gap was not driven by confidence or by strategic incentives, and that it was robust both in the face of ambiguity and under increased transparency.
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