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EPISODE · Jan 28, 2026 · 42 MIN

confidence tips aren't actually helping you

from Curiouser and curiouser · host Leonie Dams

hello lovelies! today we chat about confidence culture and the whole confidenc industry, and how it convinces women that all their problems are due to their individual lack of gutsiness.sources:unbound - kasia urbaniaktomorrow sex will be good again - katherine angelWhat is “confidence culture” and how does it harm women? - Shani Orgad, Rosalind Gill https://www.lse.ac.uk/research/research-for-the-world/society/what-is-confidence-culture-and-how-does-it-harm-womenConfidence culture and the remaking of feminism - Shani Orgad, Rosalind Gill https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316464812_Confidence_culture_and_the_remaking_of_feminismWanting Bad Things - Andrea Long Chu, Anastasia Berg https://thepointmag.com/dialogue/wanting-bad-things-andrea-long-chu-responds-amia-srinivasan/

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