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  • Go to a playground: Little girls get called 'bossy' all the time, a word that's almost never used for boys. And that leads directly to the problems women face in the workforce. When a man does a good job, everyone says, 'That's great.' When a woman does that same thing, she'll get feedback that says things like, 'Your results are good, but your peers just don't like you as much' or 'maybe you were a little aggressive.'

    "'Lean In': Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg Explains What's Holding Women Back". Interview with Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. March 11, 2013.
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