Women will often qualify their successes, amending their achievements with words like “just” and “only”. This “self-promotion gap” reveals stark differences in how individuals subjectively evaluate their performance, and how they communicate that to the world around them. Even when study participants were told that a potential employer would use their self evaluation to make decisions on hiring and pay, women still were less likely to promote (or accurately assess) the quality of their work. Men gave themselves on average, a 61 out of 100. In a National Bureau of Economic Research study, women consistently ranked their performance on a test lower than men, even when their scores were the same. Whether it’s in their professional, personal or athletic ventures, we’re less likely to own up to the scope of what we’ve achieved. Women are more likely than men to downplay their accomplishments. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!
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