Saturday, February 10, 2018

Quote of the Day

Over the years, I've hired and promoted a lot of young women and young men.  Much of the time, this is how it went:

ME: I'd like you to take on a bigger role.
YOUNG MAN:  I'm thrilled.  I'll do a great job.  I won't let you down.
YOUNG WOMAN: Are you sure I'm ready?  I'm not sure.  Maybe in a year?

These reactions aren't innate.  Men aren't naturally more confident than women.  We tell them to believe in themselves, and we tell women to doubt themselves.  We tell them this in a million ways, starting when they're young.  We've got to do better.  Every single one of us.

-- Hillary Rodham Clinton, What Happened, p. 145

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