The Confidence Myth

Appendix BThe Women and Confidence Survey: Methodology and Results

In my work, I am constantly asked how women can develop more confidence. Confidence is a hot topic on forums, at conferences, and in informal discussions among career women. This book mostly reflects my own advice and understandings, developed through years of work and thought on the question of confidence. However, knowing that I wanted to write a book on it, I decided to harness the good thinking and experience of other professional women.

Survey background

To capture data systematically, we established the Women and Confidence Survey, asking working women about confidence both at work and at home. We tapped our robust WomenWorking.com network, asking women to weigh in. We also ...