Press enter or click to view image in full size Let’s just say it plainly: not all women get to be vulnerable at work. Some women cry in meetings and get support. Others raise a concern — calmly, professionally — and suddenly they’re “aggressive,” “difficult,” or “hard to work with.” Same workplace. Same behaviors. Very different outcomes. And no, that’s not a coincidence. The Workplace Loves Vulnerability Somewhere along the way, corporate culture decided vulnerability was the new leadership superpower. Be authentic, open, and bring your whole self to work. You’ve probably seen it quoted, reposted, and packaged into leadership workshops. Thanks in part to scholars like Brené Brown, whose work on vulnerability reshaped how we talk about leadership. To be clear, none of that is wrong. The problem is how selectively it gets applied. While vulnerability sounds good in theory, in practice, it’s not equally safe for everyone. Who Gets to Be Seen as “Human”?…