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“When Winning Means Losing Each Other: Workplace Competition Between South Asian Women”
We walk into the office, ambitious, focused, and proud of how far we’ve come.But sometimes, the hardest tension doesn’t come from the outside —It comes from the woman who looks just like us across the conference table. What happens when success becomes a silent war?When climbing the ladder means climbing over each other? The Unspoken Competition Let’s be honest:Seeing another South Asian woman in the workplace should feel like relief.Like familiarity. Like community. Like finally, someone who gets it. But for many of us, it’s not that simple. We’ve been conditioned to think:“There’s only room for one of us.”“If she’s thriving, maybe I’m not doing enough.”“I need to prove I’m…
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“Climbing Ladders, Not Pulling Others Down: Redefining Professional Success as a South Asian Woman”
In the race to “make it,” South Asian women often find themselves in two roles: the one trying to climb the ladder — and the one secretly wondering if there’s only room for one at the top. We’re taught to be ambitious, but not too ambitious.To work hard, but not outshine.To lead, but only if we do it quietly. And somehow, through all the mixed messages, we’re subtly conditioned to compete with each other — not collaborate. But what if we flipped that script? Success Isn’t a Solo Sport Growing up, I saw professional success framed as a limited resource.One girl’s achievement meant another had to settle for second place.If…
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