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Barbara Kellerman is an American political scientist and Professor of Public Leadership at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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Women who do not opt out of demanding professional positions are more likely to opt out of demanding family obligations.

Women face trade-offs that men do not. Aspiring female leaders risk being liked but not respected, or respected but not liked, in settings that may require individuals to be both in order to succeed.

People more readily credit men with leadership ability and more readily accept men as leaders. What is assertive in a man can appear abrasive in a woman, and female leaders risk appearing too feminine or not feminine enough.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Barbara Kellerman (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.