Episode Details

Author Stefanie O'Connell joins Bruce to unpack her data-driven book The Ambition Penalty, revealing how workplace culture tells women to lean in, then penalizes them for doing exactly that. From biased performance reviews to salary negotiation backlash and the "paradox of meritocracy," Stefanie explains why the problem isn't women's ambition, but the environments responding to it differently based on gender.

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