#90 “I don’t think the senior leaders notice how this macho way of communicating can have women wasting their energy trying to get a word in and sometimes just giving up.”

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“Meetings can be exhausting. The dominant culture can lead to everyone talking over one another, not noticing when one person’s concerns are taking up all of the space, and never checking to see if someone quiet has something to say. I don’t think the senior leaders notice how this macho way of communicating can have women wasting their energy trying to get a word in and sometimes just giving up.”

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#89 “The hiring manager bragged openly about how ‘little’ she hired me for while I was desperately leaving a toxic work environment.”