What is the evidence for self-celebration helping women thrive?

In a landmark study following over 3300 professionals, Catalyst discovered that promoting their own achievements was the only successful strategy for women to reliably progress in their careers, when compared to other regularly employed strategies:“When women were most proactive in making their achievements visible they advanced further, were more satisfied with their careers, and had greater compensation growth than women who were less focused on calling attention to their successes. Of all the strategies used by women, making their achievements known—by ensuring their manager was aware of their accomplishments, seeking feedback and credit as appropriate, and asking for a promotion when they felt it was deserved—was the only one associated with compensation growth.”You can read the research here.

What else can I read about the benefits of self-celebration?

Other great things to read:Harvard University - Women Don’t Self-Promote, But Maybe They ShouldForbes - Reframing Self-Promotion For Women - How To Be Seen Without Selling OutCareerstone Group - The Art of Shameless Self-Promotion

Isn’t being humble a good thing?

In lots of cultures, humility is regarded as a virtue, and in many ways it can be.But when it comes to making progress in life, being recognised for your achievements is key, and for that other people need to know what you’ve done - which means talking about them.Being unhumble doesn’t mean being arrogant, or putting yourself on a pedestal, but it does mean trying to break through the social conditioning that convinces you to stay quiet about the brilliant things you’ve done. It can be scary, an difficult, but it’s proven to make a huge difference, so we want to help everyone do it with unapologetic joy. So let’s be more unhumble!

How could the world change if women took
more pleasure in sharing their achievements?

At Galaxy^® we’ve set out to find out, as part of our mission to help 1 million women thrive, because it’s proven to help us advance but we’re also 5x less likely to do it.

Our exclusive, free self-celebration training with Tiwalola Adebayo is just the first part of The Unhumble Project. Sign up below for email updates on the next phases of the project, encouraging women to share their achievements with unapologetic joy!

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What is the evidence for self-celebration helping women thrive?

In a landmark study following over 3300 professionals, Catalyst discovered that promoting their own achievements was the only successful strategy for women to reliably progress in their careers, when compared to other regularly employed strategies:

“When women were most proactive in making their achievements visible they advanced further, were more satisfied with their careers, and had greater compensation growth than women who were less focused on calling attention to their successes. Of all the strategies used by women, making their achievements known—by ensuring their manager was aware of their accomplishments, seeking feedback and credit as appropriate, and asking for a promotion when they felt it was deserved—was the only one associated with compensation growth.”

You can read the research here(open in new tab).
What else can I read about the benefits of self-celebration?

Other great things to read:

Harvard University - Women Don’t Self-Promote, But Maybe They Should(open in new tab)

Forbes - Reframing Self-Promotion For Women - How To Be Seen Without Selling Out(open in new tab)

Careerstone Group - The Art of Shameless Self-Promotion(open in new tab)
Isn’t being humble a good thing?

In lots of cultures, humility is regarded as a virtue, and in many ways it can be.

But when it comes to making progress in life, being recognised for your achievements is key, and for that other people need to know what you’ve done - which means talking about them.

Being unhumble doesn’t mean being arrogant, or putting yourself on a pedestal, but it does mean trying to break through the social conditioning that convinces you to stay quiet about the brilliant things you’ve done. It can be scary, an difficult, but it’s proven to make a huge difference, so we want to help everyone do it with unapologetic joy.

So let’s be more unhumble!

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How could the world change if women took more pleasure in sharing their achievements?

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Young Women’s Trust exist to create a more equal world of work and raise young women’s incomes. They also tackle sexism and misogyny, with and for anyone who has experienced it.

Online Peer connection workshops

Webinars for career

Personalcoaching

Personalised CV feedback