3 Big Myths That Hold Women Back
Based on Tamara Loehr's book, Balance is B.S., this presentation explores three big myths that hold women back. Balance is B.S. is an unflinching and honest look at the challenges today’s working woman faces in balancing her professional and personal lives. In the United States, women comprise over 40% of household income. Increased gender diversity in the modern business landscape continues to have a positive impact on bottom lines and revenue reports across the economy, and offers significant benefits for ambitious women in the workplace. This increase of women in the workforce does present a serious problem—women are working longer and harder outside of the home, but their workload has not lessened inside of the home. While their career prospects rise, expectations of their family and personal lives remain flat. Women pursue the mythical “work-life” balance, and feel guilty for not reaching it. There is a better way.
3 Big Myths That Hold Women Back
- 1. That Hold Women Back 3 Big Myths
- 2. 3 Big Myths That Hold Women Back In the 1960s, only 6% of U.S. households had female breadwinners, as opposed to roughly 40% today. Although this is great news, there’s still a long way to go to close the earnings gap and give women the opportunity to shine—without feeling the pressure to have it all. The first step is to debunk the common myths that continue to limit and falsely define women in their professional and personal lives.
- 3. 3 Big Myths That Hold Women Back Women are conditioned to value men according to how much money they make. So, when a woman is the breadwinner, she tends to do extra work at home out of guilt and to reassure her partner that he’s maintaining his culturally-defined role. Women have also been programmed to value themselves according to their husband’s income, instead of how much they earn. Myth #1 Gender dictates our worth. $ The assumption is that men expect women to earn less and do more at home. Check in with your partner about how he truly feels, otherwise you’ll risk burnout and may be living up to an unnecessary standard.
- 4. 3 Big Myths That Hold Women Back Women are told they can have it all, so they put pressure on themselves to be the perfect employee, the perfect wife, the perfect mother. Myth #2 Women can have it all. But 100% investment in every area of our lives isn’t possible, despite what society and our inner dialogue may tell us. You can have it all, just not at the same time. You must choose where and when to invest your energy—and get over feeling anxious about missing out on the things you’re not focused on right now.
- 5. 3 Big Myths That Hold Women Back If we try to compartmentalize our time, we end up feeling guilty all the time. When we’re at work, we feel like we’re neglecting our families. And when we’re at home, we feel stressed by the ever-present demands of work. Myth #3 You can achieve a work-life balance. Shut down the myth that work-life balance is possible, or even something you’d want to pursue. However, it is realistic to achieve a more natural blend of your professional obligations and personal life.
- 6. 3 Big Myths That Hold Women Back Balance is B.S. How to Have a Work. Life. Blend. To discover how to take control of your life and stop trying to live up to unrealistic expectations that a work-life balance is possible—or even something you should try to achieve. READ TAMARA LOEHR’S BOOK