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Why Do We Have to Carry the Emotional Baggage?!

We recently attended the inspiring Women In The Law symposium sponsored by the Federal Bar Association for the Southern District of Illinois, and several panelists discussed an ongoing issue….why are women still expected to handle emotions in the workplace? Shouldn’t caring and compassion be leadership qualities of all genders? We certainly can’t solve the problem in this episode, but we sure have a lot to say about it after listening to these impressive panelists.

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Episode: 707

Why Do We Have to Carry the Emotional Baggage?!

March 29, 2023

We recently attended the inspiring Women In The Law symposium sponsored by the Federal Bar Association for the Southern District of Illinois, and several panelists discussed an ongoing issue….why are women still expected to handle emotions in the workplace? Shouldn’t caring and compassion be leadership qualities of all genders? We certainly can’t solve the problem in this episode, but we sure have a lot to say about it after listening to these impressive panelists.

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Simon Law attorney, Elizabeth S. Lenivy
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