Sometimes being known as smart is already a disadvantage, because some people assume (probably correctly) that it would be easier for a smarter person to deceive them.
I wonder how many smart people are out there who have concluded that a good strategy is to hide their intelligence, and instead pretend to be merely good at some specific X (needed for their job). I suspect that many of them actually believe that (it is easier to consistently say something if you genuinely believe that), and that women are over-represented in this group.
Sometimes being known as smart is already a disadvantage, because some people assume (probably correctly) that it would be easier for a smarter person to deceive them.
I wonder how many smart people are out there who have concluded that a good strategy is to hide their intelligence, and instead pretend to be merely good at some specific X (needed for their job). I suspect that many of them actually believe that (it is easier to consistently say something if you genuinely believe that), and that women are over-represented in this group.