Modern women are increasingly entering a variety of traditionally male-dominated fields. From the military to law enforcement, truck driving to the coal mines, women are entering workplace settings where they remain the statistical minority. Yet, even within a culture of significant gender disparity, women can survive and thrive. Research explains.

Women working in male-dominated workplace environments may experience marginalization, which can adversely affect both well-being and career prospects. Elizabeth Dorrance-Hall and Patricia Gettings (2023) examined the adverse relationship between marginalizing communication and career outcomes for women who work in male-dominated workplace settings.1 They note that women who work in male-dominated workplaces may experience marginalization as expressed through disapproval, communication of difference, or exclusion, all of which can adversely impact the course of their career. But there is a silver lining: Resilient communication can mitigate some of these negative effects.

Acknowledging both structural and cultural constraints faced by women in careers that are traditionally male, Dorrance-Hall and Gettings focused their study on the impact of resilience........

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