{"id":41001,"date":"2015-05-06t05:00:28","date_gmt":"2015-05-06t09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=41001"},"modified":"2015-10-23t03:21:17","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23t07:21:17","slug":"4-reasons-women-hold-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2015\/05\/06\/4-reasons-women-hold-back\/","title":{"rendered":"4 reasons women hold themselves back"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"businesswoman<\/a>they have to see politics as leadership to get ahead.
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by ida o. abbott<\/i>
\nsponsoring women: what men need to know<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

many women are uncomfortable calling attention to their achievements and ambitions, dislike politics, have difficulty asking others for a career boost or underestimate the importance of powerful backers. this makes it harder for potential sponsors to recognize how worthy these women are of their support.<\/p>\n

some women hurt their own chances for sponsorship by failing to let sponsors know what they want and why they merit it. sponsors are drawn to star performers who display confidence and a drive to succeed. where a man might insist he is the right person for a job and ask to be promoted, a woman who is equally or even<\/p>\n

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better qualified may downplay her qualifications for the job. instead of aggressively pursuing promotions and opportunities, she waits to be asked, and then, when asked, may turn the offer down. why?<\/p>\n

more on sponsoring women for leadership: <\/b>bias about women with families lingers<\/a> | judged on performance, not potential? must be a woman<\/a> | gender bias still a problem<\/a> | why women are overlooked (and how to fix it)<\/a> | 3 ways men are favored in the workplace<\/a> | women need promotions, not just advice<\/a> | mentor or sponsor? how to distinguish roles<\/a> | 4 ways women leaders improve firms<\/a> | cpa firms must \u2018man up\u2019 and get women on board<\/a><\/em>
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