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Fear of Success Syndrome and How it Holds Women back - Audrey Nelson PhD

Sheryl Sandberg , the COO of Facebook, believes women's progress in achieving leadership has "stalled." She refers to the "imposter" syndrome and over 40 years prior, Matina Horner, a psychologist who was the sixth and youngest president of Radcliffe College identified the "fear of success" syndrome in the achievement of women. Both Sandberg and Horner were addressing the achievement gap that exists among women. Men fear failure and his self image is primarily defined by his success in the work place and career; she, in contrast, fears success. Why? What is the sex role conditioning behind this trap women fall into? What are the significant issues that undermine women's road to achievement • Success in the work world conflicts with femininity-that is, it is incongruent • Women have a high need for approval and affiliation • personal example of my late marriage and the coeds reaction when I announced I was getting married