“Discrimination comes in different forms, some subtle and some blatant. The more blatant one would be saying women cannot be a good anything because she’s bound to be a mother, and the more subtle one would be to attribute your accomplishments to your appearance, despite [packaging] it as a compliment, undermining women’s actual competence and hard work,” Jhang said. [6]
https://www.npr.org/2016/10/26/499409051/double-bind-explains-the-dearth-of-women-in-top-leadership-positions
Women in power often have to choose between being seen as likeable but incompetent, or competent but cold. We explore what’s known as “double bind” — assumptions about men, women and leadership.
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