When People Assume You’re Not In Charge Because You’re a Woman
When People Assume You’re Not In Charge Because You’re a Woman
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When People Assume You’re Not In Charge Because You’re a Woman
Role incredulity is a form of gender bias where women are mistakenly assumed to be in a support or stereotypically female role — an administrative assistant, nurse, wife, or girlfriend, for instance —...
Researchers describe the phenomenon of "role incredulity" which happens whenever women are faced with assumptions of them being not in charge, despite credentials and qualifications, resulting in women having to constantly having to ascertain their professional positions.