In my experience, my lack of confidence has been a barrier to success. There are many confident women out there, but personally (and from what I’ve seen with other creatives I’ve worked with), I tend to not push my work forward as much. I seem to do more people pleasing and acquiesce quickly to different views, which can mean my ideas and work aren’t as ‘sold-in’ as my male colleagues’ ideas are.
Having said that, I’ve always found there’s equal respect for our male and female designers within the industry.
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