> "I still carry the fear of speaking up with me. I find myself holding back when I see a problem or afraid to speak up when I have an idea." This sounds a bit

> "I still carry the fear of speaking up with me. I find myself holding back when I see a problem or afraid to speak up when I have an idea." This sounds a bit drama-queeny. She manages to seamlessly blend workplace sexism with product failures and other complaints all in a few sentences. To me that sounds like a broad swipe at her employer, the details and truth of which are far from conclusive based on her words alone. It's not an easy topic to sum up neatly, but sexist allegations often have an unjustified momentum. Joining dots and drawing conclusions about co-worker and manager intent, when often the explanation is quite different. For example, the first time someone complains about a discrepancy, it may be ignored not because the complainer was a woman, but that it was the first complaint. When others start to complain about the same thing, action is more likely to happen. A woman seeking evidence of sexism in the workplace will ignore the sensible explanation, and hurry to point the finger: "you ignored my complaint because I'm a woman". Cognitive bias in the workplace is unfortunately the more likely story, less interesting as it may be. I enjoy a good "what did FB do wrong now" article, but I can't swallow this one.