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Should We Fake It to Make It? A Woman Who Writes Like a Man

I have a psychologist friend who told me once about a female patient, a successful executive, who felt marginalized and defensive in professional situations when she was the only woman at the table. My friend's client's solution was to "act like a man" at such gatherings. She watched her male colleagues and mimicked their mannerisms. (I pictured her assuming a tiny swagger at meetings.) To hers and the therapist's surprise, the kabuki theater worked. Maybe the guys felt more comfortable and started treating her more casually? Maybe she had dispelled her anxiety by reframing her own ...

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