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That advice to women to 'lean in', be more confident... it doesn't help, and data show it

  • Written by Leonora Risse, Lecturer in Economics, RMIT University
That advice to women to 'lean in', be more confident... it doesn't help, and data show itLean In, by Sheryl Sandberg

“Just be more confident, be more ambitious, be more like a man.”

These are the words of advice given over and over to women in a bid to close the career and earnings gaps between women and men.

From self-help books to confidence coaching, the message to “lean in” and show confidence in the workplace...

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