Are Women As Ambitious As Men?
April 12th, 2007
Is Ambition Good For Men, And Bad For Women?
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Ambition has two components: Master and the public recognition of it. Scientific research does not show any difference between ambition in boys and girls. But something happens as a girl becomes a woman. Public recognition becomes a no-no for women. And we buy it! We give it the Eww-Factor and say, “It doesn’t matter if anyone else knows how accomplished I am. It’s enough that I know.” Well in the workplace, that attitude will not get a woman promoted.
