“Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good,” stated Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton, the first female mayor of a major Canadian city.
Female leaders have experienced this firsthand for decades, and Whitton's observation has been validated not only through personal experiences but also through study after study finding women must work harder to get hired, promoted, or named to leadership positions.
We expect a lot from women—to the point of perfection.
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