In meetings, I’m often the only woman and frequently get asked to “take notes” or “keep us on schedule.” How do you shift perceptions from “organizer” to “key contributor”? I feel like it’s only a matter of time before they ask me to start organizing monthly birthday celebrations!

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If you keep taking notes, they are about to! As the only female salesperson on my team, I have to continually set that boundary when they assume I'm "naturally good" at administrative tasks that aren't part of my job. Sometimes I'll just flat out say no, I'm not taking notes, someone else can do it.

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Simply put, if you keep doing it, they never will. Nothing wrong with keeping it light and saying the note taker is off duty today. I don't think there is anything wrong with being an "organizer." In fact, I think that can be a huge advantage for being a key contributor. But set those boundaries now.

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