Sentences with phrase «assumptions about her competence»

Women have all the burdens that men face plus additional obstacles and challenges that befall only women: disproportionate family obligations, exclusion from business and leadership opportunities, and gender stereotyping that creates negative assumptions about their competence and commitment.

Men may then judge a woman's questions the same way and discount her opinion or make assumptions about her competence.

From the CV you hopefully submit to a potential employer, to your choice of clothing for the interview, people will make assumptions about your competence based on your looks.

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A solid plan reassures them about the competence of the entrepreneur and provides an objective yardstick for measuring progress and testing initial assumptions.

Under present systems for evaluating teachers in New York State and elsewhere, unsupported assumptions about teaching and learning often result in unfair judgments, concludes James A. Gross in Teachers on Trial: Values, Standards, and Equity in Judging Conduct and Competence.

Plenty of assumptions were made about me based on appearance alone, until I demonstrated superior competence on standardized testing.

Abbott lists the many reasons why women do not advance to partnership in law firms: biased assumptions about women's competence and commitment to practice; fewer mentors and developmental work assignments; inadequate support for practice and business development and inflexible career expectations that penalize women for having responsibilities and priorities outside of work.