How the Microaggression Drain Undermines Women Careers

Episode 53 of Women at Work with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna explore how subtle, repeated microaggressions — like being interrupted, having your ideas ignored then credited to a man, or being mistaken for a junior employee — create a cognitive and emotional drain that damages women's career momentum. They reference a 2025 study from the University of California Berkeley showing that women in mid-career roles experienced an average of 11 such incidents per week, costing an estimated 20 percent of productive focus time. The hosts discuss how this 'death by a thousand cuts' effect compounds over years, and what individual women and managers can do to counter it. No guest. Straight talk, one concrete frame. #Microaggressions #WomenAtWork #CareerDrain #CognitiveLoad #BiasAtWork #Leadership #WorkplaceCulture #Inclusion #WomenInBusiness #SubtleBias #BerkeleyStudy #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #WomenLeaders #EquityAtWork #CareerAdvice #ProfessionalDevelopment #WorkplacePsychology Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo