Are You Stuck In A Double Bind Personality Type In Your Company?

Many females lead their teams in sports or their organizations in college.  They are capable and self assured and show that.  They are mentors to their team members.

Then they enter the work force.  Reality suddenly changes.  In most companies, unfortunately, they are still male dominated.  There is a new personality type to contend with now.

If you sit a female employee next to a male employee holding the same position, and they answer a question identically, the male employee will be seen as confident, while the female employee will be seen as assertive.

This is referred to as a double bind, which means when women act like women they are discounted as weak and if they act like men they are seen as aggressive.

Are you stuck in a double bind personality type in your company?

To get past this double bind:

•    Act in a way that is comfortable to you
•    Call it as you see it

By choosing to behave in a way that is comfortable for you, the people around you know what to expect.  A combination of qualities may be best.

Call it as you see it so the company is aware of what is happening.

You can make your work situation more pleasant by being you.   Once the company is aware of the double bind, hopefully they will start to take control of the situation and change the way the workforce is for the better.
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