This chapter delves into how men's behavior in negotiations with women can change after self-affirmation interventions, stressing the need for men to work on their underlying beliefs for a more equitable workplace.
Women are routinely underestimated, overlooked, interrupted, talked over or mistaken for someone more junior at the workplace. Author Mary Ann Sieghart calls this the "authority gap" — all the ways women are (still) taken less seriously than men, despite proven competence and expertise. She explains how we can close this pernicious gap and why everyone wins when we do so. After the talk, Modupe shares another tool to help close the gap.