{"id":2737,"date":"2026-05-15T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frauleadership.com\/?p=2737"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:00:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:00:59","slug":"38-of-women-in-stem-report-patterns-of-being-made-to-feel-invisible-disrespected-or-overlooked-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frauleadership.com\/en\/38-of-women-in-stem-report-patterns-of-being-made-to-feel-invisible-disrespected-or-overlooked-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"38% of women in STEM report patterns of being made to feel invisible, disrespected, or overlooked at work."},"content":{"rendered":"
\u200b<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hello Reader,<\/p>\n

38% of women in STEM report patterns of being made to feel invisible, disrespected, or overlooked at work. (McKinsey \u2013 Women in the Workplace 2025 report)<\/p>\n

And yet \u2013 “doing a good job” is the number one strategy professionals rely on for career progression.<\/p>\n

Here is what I\u2019ve seen:<\/p>\n

Doing good work is necessary. But it is not sufficient.<\/p>\n

I think we have all seen examples of colleagues who do visibility wrong.<\/p>\n

Constantly highlighting every little thing, they did that day. Over-inflating challenges and impact. Taking credit for other people’s contributions.<\/p>\n

It works for a while. And then people start playing bingo every time they hear the same phrases.<\/p>\n

That is not the kind of visibility I am talking about.<\/p>\n

What I am talking about is this:<\/p>\n

1. Know the people you need to do your job well. These are the people you should interact with regularly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Know who cares about the impact and results of your work. Keep them informed \u2013 whether it is the weekly 1:1 or a short email update highlighting not the tasks you completed, but the results, the impact, the direction, and what is next.<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Know which meetings matter for you. If you are not in them yet \u2013 ask how to get there.<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. Know the departments at the interface of your work. Reach out to them. Have occasional, but regular, conversations. We all benefit from understanding what is happening elsewhere.<\/strong><\/p>\n

5. Know who is well-connected in your company. These people are a great source of information, strategy, and visibility \u2013 simply because they are connected to many.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is not politics.<\/p>\n

This is career network maintenance.<\/p>\n

And there is a natural way of doing this \u2013 without fake over-selling. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

You can do it! \ud83d\ude4b\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n

Mareike<\/p>\n

<\/a><\/figure>\n

\"linkedin\"\u200b<\/a>\"instagram\"\u200b<\/a>\"facebook\"\u200b<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello Reader, 38% of women in STEM report patterns of being made to feel invisible, disrespected, or overlooked at work. (McKinsey \u2013 Women in the Workplace 2025 report) And yet \u2013 “doing a good job” is the number one strategy professionals rely on for career progression. Here is what I\u2019ve seen: Doing good work is necessary. But it is not sufficient. I think we have all seen examples of colleagues who do visibility wrong. Constantly highlighting every little thing, they did that day….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":208956653,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"0","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1397],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t