The Confidence Myth
The Confidence Myth: How Women Leaders can Break Free from Gendered Perceptions
English | 2025 | ISBN: 3031973046 | 361 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 8 MB
English | 2025 | ISBN: 3031973046 | 361 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 8 MB
Based on years of research and practice in leadership and psychotherapy, Professor Ginka Toegel critically examines how the “lack of confidence” myth took hold and argues that it deserves to be challenged. Research, in fact, does not consistently support the notion of significant gender differences in self-reported self-confidence. Instead, the author takes a fresh look at persistent myths in self-help literature, such as the ideas that women “don’t ask,” are “risk-averse,” or are especially prone to “imposter syndrome”, and provides both tools and evidence to empower women to challenge these outdated beliefs and take the next steps in their careers.