All tagged patriarchy

Unwinding Socialized Guilt

For many smart, competent women, the mere idea of being free of their self-doubts can trigger Socialized Guilt. 

Socialized Guilt is the culmination of -- over a lifetime -- being exposed to patriarchal conditioning, the message that we're wrong to take up so much space, to have power and to wield authority, because we're *supposed to* defer to others.

The Greta Gerwig Perspective

My client Ann — a brilliant executive who works with a nearly all-male team of leaders — and I came up with this super fun and useful tool that you can try on for size. 

It's called the Greta Gerwig Perspective.