Tips for Women Dealing with a Male Dominate Workplace

Dress For Success Not For Femininity

Follow the dress code set by the place that you work. If suits are the order of the day, then wear a smart suit that is all business. Everyone you work with are going to know you are a woman, so you don’t have to the hide the fact, but you don’t want to dress in a manner that calls excess attention to your femininity either. Save those great outfits for a night on the town, and dress as though you really mean business.

Don’t Try to Be One of the Boys

If you are in a male dominated workplace, remember that you are never going to be thought of as one of the boys, so be yourself. Focus on being a team player and doing your job to the best of your ability. That doesn’t mean that you can’t bond with the boys over an after work beer or form friendships among your colleagues it simply means that you need to fit in for who you are instead of trying to be someone you are not.

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