Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman, the song goes – and never more so perhaps than when you’re good at your job.
For many successful women, earning colleagues’ respect can feel an impossible task – because they are often seen as cold and hostile, a study has found.
And the price for being clever and female does not stop there, as intelligent men appear to avoid this issue – even reporting better treatment from their peers if they prove highly competent.
The findings may help explain why accomplished women, ranging from Margaret Thatcher and Angela Merkel to Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris,
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