Article I was New York City’s first female fire commissioner. It’s time to stop asking women to ‘fit the room’ and just fix the
Article I was New York City’s first female fire commissioner. It’s time to stop asking women to ‘fit the room’ and just fix the
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Quote:Second, women’s lived experiences are not “baggage.” What reads as “character-building”—life choices, wins and losses, strong opinions—in a man are too often framed as liabilities for women. We overscrutinize the “perfect” woman because scarcity puts almost mythic expectations on each female candidate.
https://fortune.com/2025/11/14/first-female-new-york-fire-commissioner-women-didnt-ruin-workplace/
https://archive.ph/uaX7V
Quote:Second, women’s lived experiences are not “baggage.” What reads as “character-building”—life choices, wins and losses, strong opinions—in a man are too often framed as liabilities for women. We overscrutinize the “perfect” woman because scarcity puts almost mythic expectations on each female candidate.