Tired of being told your career is stalling out because you need to lean in, raise your hand, change your personality and hire a career coach? Ever wondered where that thing about women only apply for jobs when they meet 100% of the qualification requirements whereas men will apply with just 60%? Totes breaks down the source of the Broken Female Myth that permeates modern Corporate America's thinking about women's advancement in the workplace and why you should ignore it.

Show sources:

• McKinsey - A Business Case for Women (Sept. 2008)
• Curt Rice's - How McKinsey's Story Became Sheryl Sandberg's Statistic - and Why It Didn't Deserve To (April 2014)
• Katy Kay & Claire Shipman - Confidence Gap (May 2014)
• Tara S. Mohr - Why Women Don't Apply for Jobs Unless They're 100% Qualified (Aug. 2014)
• Stéphanie Thomson - A Lack of Confidence Isn't What's Holding Back Working Women (Sept. 2018)
• Kelsey Yandura - Should You Apply for a Job You're Not Qualified For? (April 2019)