Impostor syndrome is a response to a world that doesn’t believe in women

18 July 2019

New research shows the emotional exhaustion caused by it bleeds into our home life – but women are somehow expected to find a remedy within themselves

Impostor syndrome (originally defined, in 1978, as when “despite outstanding accomplishments, women [persist] in believing that they are really not bright and have fooled anyone who thinks otherwise”) has been a talking point for years. And while the discussion has been important, it has slowly reduced an all-too-real experience to a buzzword.

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