What is the central problem that women have in the workplace, according to the article?
What do the authors say about confidence and competence, and their role in work success?
How do men and women differ in their overall confidence?
Why do you think this happens?
What factors impede the confidence of women at work?
- Internal attribution for failures
- Perfectionism
- Constantly ruminating on past actions
- Estrogen discourages conflict and risk-taking
What factors make men more resilient in failure?
- External attribution for failures
- Ability to move on from past actions
- Testosterone encourages conflict and risk-taking
What does the article say about the link between confidence and pursuing future opportunities?
How do men and women differ in applying for a particular position?
Why is honest overconfidence important to the effects we see in the article?
- How does this make the adage “fake it until you make it” problematic?
- Why is it important that the overconfidence be honest?
What do you think about confidence and competence?
- Do you value competence more? Why or why not?
- When you heard that confidence is more important, how did it make you feel?
How do boys and girls differ in school and sports?
- Why do girls excel in school compared to boys until higher grades?
- How do boys learn resilience during school?
- How do sports play a role in lifetime success?
How do social factors and gender expectations make female displays of confidence less effective than male displays of confidence?
Think of a time when your lack of confidence held you back from doing something.
- What consequences would there have been if you had tried and failed?
- What rewards would have been available to you if you had succeeded?
- Why did you hold back, even if the consequences weren’t particularly severe?
