Rachel Simmons

Rachel Simmons On Girls And Self-Esteem

Posted 12.05.2011

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On Thursday in New York, at the TEDxWomen Conference in midtown Manhattan, Rachel Simmons hosted a presentation about girls and self-esteem. Simmo...

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My First Rant: Why Can't Women Keep Up with Men? Try the Curse of the Good Girl

Rachel Simmons | Posted 11.17.2011

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Rachel Simmons

Many girls aspire to a version of selfhood that puts a psychological glass ceiling on their potential to succeed. They suffer from what I call the Curse of the Good Girl: the pressure to be liked by everyone, generous to a fault and flawless at everything you do, modest and teeth gnashingly friendly.

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