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Being a highly ambitious woman means living a life full of contradictions. You trust in your capabilities. You know your strength and weaknesses. You are radically aware that the world is your oyster, and you are ready to take full advantage of it. However, unless you are fortunate to be surrounded by similarly like-minded women, you will discover that you are often the only woman in your immediate surroundings with this mindset. Highly ambitious men exist in a culture that ensures a partner is groomed to be subordinate to them, and be grateful for that position. Any woman should be thankful that she has a partner trying to dominate his field. Women have an emotional dexterity that makes them attuned to the needs of their partners. She should not only be appreciative of his ambitions but also actively support his goals. However, this pattern is absent when the sexes are reversed

Highly ambitious women are a threat because they defy the status quo by actively seeking power. Such a woman is presented as vindictive and conniving. What kind of man would partner with such a woman? The best she should expect is a man that overlooks her ambitions.

I bring up romantic relationships because ambition inherently brings with it isolation. You can no longer attend the events of friends because you need to work extra hours. You no longer have the same monetary and financial constraints as your friends because you might be in a different tax bracket. At every point, an ambitious woman is reminded that she is the abnormality and must contort herself to be more palatable. She must remind people that she is a mother, girlfriend, or wife. She is still performing her duty. We see this when we demand that our favorite YouTube star remain “relatable”. Rarely is relatability expected from male YouTubers. Instead, the success of other men is a reminder of where that man assumes that he belongs....

Post: https://thecoffysalon.substack.com/p/embracing-my-inner-conqeress