How Feminists Are Making Women Unemployable

A woman walks into a job interview. She is qualified. She is confident. She is also convinced that the interviewer is biased against her because of her gender. She is not wrong that bias exists. She is wrong that this particular interviewer is the enemy. She does not get the job.In this episode, I examine the unintended consequences of feminist messaging on women's workplace behavior. The movement that fought for equal access has inadvertently trained a generation of women to see discrimination where it may not exist, to demand accommodations that make them seem difficult, and to prioritize grievance over performance. The result is not more female CEOs. The result is more women who cannot keep a job.Research from Harvard Business Review shows that women who attribute every setback to systemic bias are less likely to seek feedback, less likely to develop new skills, and more likely to leave their jobs within two years. They are not wrong that discrimination still exists. But they are wrong to assume it is the only variable. The same research shows that women who focus on their own performance, network strategically, and pick their battles advance faster and earn more.Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because the feminist message that the system is rigged may be true. But telling women the game is fixed does not help them win. It convinces them to stop playing.