MissPerceived

From Lean In to Leaned On: The Workplace Trap No One Warned Women About

June 2, 2026·14 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

You were told to lean in. Work harder, say yes, show up, do more — and you'd be rewarded. But what if leaning in actually created a trap? In this episode of MissPerceived, Professor Leah unpacks one of the most important shifts she's hearing about in interviews and research conversations around the world: the lean-in generation has quietly become the leaned-on generation. From office housework to being the unofficial encyclopedia of the workplace, Leah breaks down how women's competence, compliance, and care are being exploited — and what it's going to take to make that invisible labor finally visible.Follow Leah: @prof.leahruppanner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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