Doing anything “like a girl” has long been a harsh yet common insult to girls and women. Think back to grade school P.E. class or recess – the term was probably thrown around too many a time during those lovely, enriching games of dodge ball or kickball.
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Read MoreI read an article in The Atlantic last week about the vast “confidence gap” that separates the sexes, and it made me ponder why I haven’t suffered from the same self-doubts that afflict so many women. The article’s authors, Katty Kay and Claire Shipman, point to several studies showing that women not only lack confidence about their performance and careers but often under-estimate their abilities—in contrast to men, who generally have few doubts about their competence or capacities. This lack of self-assurance holds women back because, it turns out, confidence matters as much as competence in achieving professional success.
Read MoreHere’s the truth: women need to help other women and in order to do that confidence is a factor we need to focus on. The lack of confidence that women have in their abilities is by no means the entire reason for gender inequality, but it is certainly a factor in the equation.
I am sure by now most of you have heard of “The Confidence Gap” piece that showed up in The Atlantic on April 14th and then subsequently all of the backlash from that article.
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