What is Imposter Syndrome?
'Imposter Syndrome is a pattern of thinking that makes us doubt our accomplishments and makes us fear of being exposed as a “fraud”' (Stress and Anxiety Coach)
'If you experience feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt, you may be surprised to learn that you are in great company. Impostor Syndrome is typically associated with high achievers. So, if you feel like a fraud, the chances are that you're more capable than you think. Real frauds don't worry about things like this.' (mindtools.com)
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What is Imposter Syndrome?
'Imposter Syndrome is a pattern of thinking that makes us doubt our accomplishments and makes us fear of being exposed as a “fraud”' (Stress and Anxiety Coach)
'If you experience feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt, you may be surprised to learn that you are in great company. Impostor Syndrome is typically associated with high achievers. So, if you feel like a fraud, the chances are that you're more capable than you think. Real frauds don't worry about things like this.' (mindtools.com)
Articles and Papers
New Research: Women More Effective Than Men In All Leadership Measures (Forbes, March 2023)
Imposter syndrome is actually the human condition (FT, July, 2022)
Six ways to tackle imposter syndrome (TES, Nicola Arkinstall, 24th November 2021)
Why imposter syndrome hits women and women of colour harder (BBC, 28th July 2020)
Impostor Syndrome, Facing Fears of Inadequacy and Self-Doubt (mindtools.com)
Videos
How to build your confidence -- and spark it in others (TED.com, 2022)
What is imposter syndrome and how can you combat it? (TED.com, Elizabeth Cox, August 2018)
4 ways to quiet imposter syndrome and start believing in yourself (TEDx, Tania Katan)
Other Resources
Toolkit for IWD 2022 - 50 ways to #BreakTheBias (internationalwomensday.com)
The Ethnicity Pay Gap Campaign (https://ethnicitypaygapcampaign.com/)