Okay ladies. What are those things women need to be better at doing that they traditionally aren’t (as opposed to men) to be successful in an accounting firm?

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Find a spouse that will take on the majority of childcare and household tasks.

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Stop believing that they need to change their behavior to match those of men to be successful in an accounting firm

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YES to this, Senior Manager 1!

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Brag about themselves and take credit for work. I know I always have a “we did it” mentality even if I did most of it. I guess I don’t have the ego for it ;)

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This. Never enough bragging for women.

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Believing you have to meet 100% of a jobs requirements

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We are not the problem, babe! The system is.

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I totally agree. Gotta work around it though until it changes

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Be confident. Don’t apologize unless you are actually at fault for something. Stop using exclamation points

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Being intense and being a “bitch” as opposed to men who are praised for the behavior. I could roll my eyes all day about this.

Can’t tell if you meant truly or because of unfairness but this is my pet peeve because I’m always looked at as a bitch.

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For the longest time I was considered a bitch yet a male counterpart of mine was seen as “tough on staff because he wants them to learn”.

Silence your inner critic, work less and more self promotion

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Lose the imposter syndrome and stop worrying about people-pleasing (preaching to myself here)

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All for the position you want, the salary you want, etc.

Asking in honesty.

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