The exact moment this doctor realized the amazing power of women
I remember the exact moment I realized the amazing power of women; that together, women can accomplish anything they put their minds to.
I grew up in a household of women. I had no brothers to compete with, and my parents always encouraged us to learn and develop leadership skills. However, even growing up in an encouraging environment, I still developed an unconscious bias. In school and in college, I often held back when I knew the answers to questions. I did not want to “one-up” people in my class or be labeled as a “know it all.” I also knew there were negative connotations to being labeled as too smart, too confident, or too forward as a woman. I often kept ideas or answers to myself.
Funny, isn’t it?
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Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: General Medicine Authors: < a href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/sasha-k-shillcutt" rel="tag" > Sasha K. Shillcutt, MD < /a > Tags: Physician Hospital-Based Medicine Surgery Source Type: blogs
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