I saw this Ted Talk about how we’re raising our girls to be perfect, and we’re raising our boys to be brave, from Reshma Saujani, the founder of Girls Who Code. It received over 4 million views. I am sharing the link with you here in case you haven’t seen it yet.
One example in the video is from a hiring study that Hewlett-Packard did on the likelihood of a woman or man applying for a role. Men will apply when they have 60% of the requirements and figure out the rest when they get the job. Women think they need to have 100% of the requirements to apply and if they don’t have all of them, will not apply at all.
Think about this for yourself. Is this messaging above something that you grew up with and have thought about in your career when applying for roles? If you have family members or children applying for roles, are they doing the same?
There are a lot of thought provoking insights in this Ted Talk. Did you have an “aha” moment from the video? I would love to hear it! Reply back to me with what you learned and how you will share that learning with others!
Have a wonderful week!
Sue