When women lead, bias often follows. Documentarian Robin Hauser dives into the dilemma between competence and likeability faced by women in leadership roles, detangling the unconscious beliefs and gendered thinking that distort what it means to be a good leader.

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Want to hear more great ideas like this one? Sign up for TED Membership to get exclusive access to captivating conversations, engaging events, and more!This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxMarin, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.Read more about TEDx.Take the gender/workplace Implicit Association Test.When women lead, bias often follows. Documentarian Robin Hauser dives into the dilemma between competence and likeability faced by women in leadership roles, detangling the unconscious beliefs and gendered thinking that distort what it means to be a good leader.

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• women in business
• leadership
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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxMarin, an independent event. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.Read more about TEDx.Take the gender/workplace Implicit Association Test.Iris Bohnet | Belknap Press, 2018 | BookJennifer L. Eberhardt | Viking, 2019 | BookAnthony Greenwald and Mahzarin Banaji | Bantam, 2016 | BookTEDx was created in the spirit of TED's mission, "ideas worth spreading." It supports independent organizers who want to create a TED-like event in their own community.Find a TEDx event near you