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Alicia Menendez
Alicia Menendez

Aug 31, 2020

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The New Self-Help

What Women Give Up to Be a ‘Culture Fit’ at Work

For women who aspire to lead, authenticity is an impossible demand

Book jacket cover for The Likeability Trap: How to Break Free and Succeed as You Are by Alicia Menendez

This story is part of The New Self-Help: 21 Books for a Better You in the 21st Century.

Amanda is in her midthirties and has worked in finance and tech — industries that are dominated by men…

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