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180: The Real Reason Why Smart Women Stay Silent And How to Break the Pattern

180: The Real Reason Why Smart Women Stay Silent And How to Break the Pattern

Update: 2025-11-23
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Why do the smartest, most capable women stay quiet in meetings, on LinkedIn, and in their careers while others with less experience speak confidently? 

In this episode, I break down the real reasons behind women’s silence (spoiler: it’s not a confidence problem), how it quietly hurts your career, and how to start speaking up in small, safe ways that build real confidence over time.

If you’ve ever held back from sharing your ideas, posting online, or putting your face out there because you’re afraid of being judged, wrong, or 'too much', this episode is for you.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • What the 'confidence gap' really looks like in real life
  • 3 core reasons smart women stay silent: conditioning, safety, perfectionism
  • How silence quietly harms your career, visibility and opportunities
  • Simple ways to recognise you’re already competent, confident and full of potential
  • 3 practical steps to start speaking up and being seen (without shocking your nervous system)
  • How tools like MAP, journaling and affirmations can help you shift your identity over time

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180: The Real Reason Why Smart Women Stay Silent And How to Break the Pattern

180: The Real Reason Why Smart Women Stay Silent And How to Break the Pattern

Sharon Singh Sidhu