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Is it Harder for Women to Live Their Values?

Published 2 months ago • 1 min read

When I spoke with Africa Brooke on the Leaving Well Podcast, our conversation took a beautiful stroll around the topics of values, integrity, legacy, and reputation.

One of the big topics that came up in our discussion was around reputation and self-identifying with our work, especially for women.

Living in a patriarchal society, women are held to more rigid standards with less forgiveness of perceived transgressions. We have been socialized to put other people’s needs before our own, including stakeholders, board members, and entire communities.

So when it’s time to leave a position of leadership in an organization we built from the ground up, or when we've given our all to an organization, how do we reconcile that hit to our identity and reputation?

“I think it’s much more important to cultivate a robust self reputation, because your external reputation can change at any moment.” -Africa Brooke

I invite you to hit reply and share with me your thoughts about this question:

  • Have you had your reputation, commitment, or values called into question because you put yourself first?
  • Do you feel it's a gendered issue?

I would love to hear from you. If you'd like to share your thoughts via audio, you can do that via this easy Speakpipe link.

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Here's to living into our self-reputation,

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Naomi Hattaway, Founder and President

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