This post was originally published on this site
“As a woman, you have to be less aggressive.” This is an actual phrase from a performance review I reported on in 2022. Two years later, we’re still s
e
eing the same problems. And I’m not just basing that on anecdotes about others’ reviews. According to a study by the software company Textio, 88 percent of high-performing women receive feedback on their personality during performance reviews &m
d
ash; compared to 12 percent of high-performing men. And when men do receive personality-based feedback, it’s different than the
personality feedback women receive. As the study notes: 68% of women and 31% of men were described as “collaborative.” 36% of women and