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I'm actually relax. Welcome to the Broad Experience, the show about women, the workplace and success. I'm Ashley

Melentight. This is the first show after my hiatus. I was itching to bring you something as soon

as I could in the new year. That said, I am still not entirely finished with the project that's

been consuming my time over the last several months. So this show isn't entirely new. I produced much of

it about four years ago, but you will hear some things in here that you haven't heard before.

And I'm working on getting a bunch of new shows ready for you. In this episode, we look at that

invisible issue that runs beneath so many women's lives, confidence, or the lack of it, and what that means for our careers.

You know, you see a man in a job interview, and he answers off the cuff of his sleeve.

He doesn't think, oh my gosh, I might not be able to do that or could I do that.

And why it can be so hard for women to value what they bring to the table, especially when

they're negotiating. The times when I've actually asked for things, it's been really hard. It

seemed so unthinkable that I would be able to ask for something and that I deserved it.

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