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There is a particular kind of question many high-performing women ask themselves in private: “Why did I stay so long?” From the outside, the answer can seem obvious. The environment was unhealthy. The leadership dismissive. The culture misaligned. The cost: emotional, physical, relational increasingly clear. And yet, many capable, intelligent, values-led women remain in toxic workspaces long past the point where something inside them is signalling this is not sustainable . Th

For years, I worked alongside women who were capable, intelligent, deeply experienced, women in what should have been their most confident, influential years. From the outside, many of them looked as though they were thriving. They were respected. Responsible. Often the ones others relied on. Frequently the steady presence in complex systems. But as I listened more closely, in conversations, in meetings, in the quiet moments between tasks, I began to notice something else. Wo