Women's Month need not be meh (again)

Women’s Month is almost upon us. Again. Fantastic.?

Prepare to see lots of completely ordinary products marketed in pink and to hear lots of meaningless messaging around smashing glass ceilings and closing the gender pay gap.

But…nothing real will actually change. Not societally. Not immediately.?It never does.

I’m Tiffany Markman and I’m an antagonist of women-theming. There is, however, only one thing I dislike more than “girls’ Lego and boys’ Lego” and that’s?Imposter Syndrome; the way we - both women and men - feel fraudy at work, at play or in our communities.

The alarming thing is that women are far more likely than men to doubt their own abilities,?especially?if they're highly competent. Over 70% of high-profile women?say they’ve dealt with paralysing feelings of inadequacy; a percentage that includes?Lupita Nyong'o, Maya Angelou, Sheryl Sandberg,?Charlize Theron and Michelle Obama.

So we’ve covered the problem. But I’m solution-driven, so let’s get to the solution.?

I have 10 tips for un-installing Impostor Syndrome. None of them is pink. And this Women’s Month, you and the women around you may need ‘em.?Book my practical, funny, honest 1-hour live talk?and let’s start a conversation that?actually?has the potential to improve lives.

That's "Un-Installing Impostor Syndrome: A Talk by Tiffany Markman". Email [email protected] for details or to check availability in July, Aug & Sept.