The Huffington Post – Margie Warrell
“Despite our daughters doing better at school and university relative to our sons, once they get into the workplace, women are less confident, more cautious and less likely to: pursue stretch roles; challenge authority; negotiate salary or conditions; promote themselves or ask for a promotion. All of these things require risk in some way — risk of rejection, criticism, looking foolish, falling short or outright failure. Which is why giving your daughter a gentle push outside her comfort zone can sometimes be the most loving thing you can do for her, because it helps her to realize she can do more than she think while building self-confidence to handle bigger challenges.”(more)