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I put makeup on - just for Zoom. Not because I lacked confidence.
I put makeup on - just for Zoom.
Not because I lacked confidence. But because I knew what they might think.
It was back-to-back Zoom calls all day.
I was home.
Still working.
Still sharp.
Dressed in my usual over-the-top formal suits.
But halfway through the day, I stepped away.
I took my makeup off. I paused to pray.
And then I realised -
One more Zoom meeting.
I was in a predicament.
To put makeup back on, or not to?
I went to the mirror. I thought about not bothering.
But then I thought-
Will they think I’ve let myself go?
Will they assume I’m tired, dishevelled, not quite ‘on it’?
Will I look... unprofessional?
I don't always wear makeup.
I'm confident to leave my home without it.
But this wasn’t about confidence.
This was about perception.
Leadership bias.
Appearance bias.
Gender bias.
Because here’s the truth-
A man in that meeting could show up unshaven, tired, hoodie on, zero judgment.
But a woman without makeup?
Suddenly she “looks ill”
“She must be run down”
“Maybe she’s not managing.”
Even women have this perception!
This isn’t a post about makeup.
It’s a post about the performance of professionalism...
And how women still have to look the part to be trusted as leaders.
And the worst part?
We internalise it.
We adapt.
We conform.
Even when we’ve earned the right not to.
So here’s the question-
↳ If you saw me on Zoom that day, no makeup, still in a suit, still giving strategic advice
Would your perception shift?
↳ Are we really assessing competence or falling for polished confidence?
↳ And are your leadership expectations rooted in results, or appearance?
👋🏽 𝗛𝗶, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗮, 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗥 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁.
𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗥 𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗼𝗼.
𝗪𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗥 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴.
𝗠𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 - 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲.
📅 Book a consultation with me:
https://lnkd.in/eSXgRSX5
🧭 Test your leadership style – are you a Labyrinth or a Leader?
https://lnkd.in/eguiG_pU
Not because I lacked confidence. But because I knew what they might think.
It was back-to-back Zoom calls all day.
I was home.
Still working.
Still sharp.
Dressed in my usual over-the-top formal suits.
But halfway through the day, I stepped away.
I took my makeup off. I paused to pray.
And then I realised -
One more Zoom meeting.
I was in a predicament.
To put makeup back on, or not to?
I went to the mirror. I thought about not bothering.
But then I thought-
Will they think I’ve let myself go?
Will they assume I’m tired, dishevelled, not quite ‘on it’?
Will I look... unprofessional?
I don't always wear makeup.
I'm confident to leave my home without it.
But this wasn’t about confidence.
This was about perception.
Leadership bias.
Appearance bias.
Gender bias.
Because here’s the truth-
A man in that meeting could show up unshaven, tired, hoodie on, zero judgment.
But a woman without makeup?
Suddenly she “looks ill”
“She must be run down”
“Maybe she’s not managing.”
Even women have this perception!
This isn’t a post about makeup.
It’s a post about the performance of professionalism...
And how women still have to look the part to be trusted as leaders.
And the worst part?
We internalise it.
We adapt.
We conform.
Even when we’ve earned the right not to.
So here’s the question-
↳ If you saw me on Zoom that day, no makeup, still in a suit, still giving strategic advice
Would your perception shift?
↳ Are we really assessing competence or falling for polished confidence?
↳ And are your leadership expectations rooted in results, or appearance?
👋🏽 𝗛𝗶, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗮, 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗥 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁.
𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗥 𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗼𝗼.
𝗪𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗥 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴.
𝗠𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 - 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲.
📅 Book a consultation with me:
https://lnkd.in/eSXgRSX5
🧭 Test your leadership style – are you a Labyrinth or a Leader?
https://lnkd.in/eguiG_pU
Founder of HR Habitat, award winner of "Best HR & Employment Law Consultancy, 2024" title. As featured in BBC Oline, BBC Asian Network Radio, Telegraph & more.
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