Lois P. Frankel

Why do smart, capable women act in ways detrimental to their career mobility (not to mention mental health)?

No matter what hand life deals us, we are ultimately left with the dilemma of how we choose to respond. That is where our control lies. It doesn’t lie in the hand that’s already been dealt. It doesn’t lie in trying to change others—that’s an illusion. It lies in the actions we choose to take in response to our particular situations. And when it comes to being women in the workplace, we can choose to behave in ways consistent with what others want and expect or we can choose another course—empowerment

You can do it. It’s your choice. All it takes is acting more like the woman you are capable of becoming than like the girl you were taught to be