Self-promotion can only come from self-confidence
 An article on Harvard Business Review - The Toot-Your-Own-Horn Gender Bias by Whitney Johnson - could've been an insight into how individuals could promote their achievements. Instead it came out as a "women are victims" attack that failed to address any real issue and offered nothing that hadn't been written about a thousand times before. HBR, frankly, you should be ashamed!
To my mind it doesn't matter about gender, race, age, etc; there are people who don't appear able to stand up and say "this is what I've done, this is the value I bring." Instead they sit in corners and squirrel away, getting the job done with little or no recognition. And frankly business needs them more than some people are willing to acknowledge.
Smart managers will, hopefully, recognise these people and help those who want to grow and develop do so. But such managers are few and far between.
For the rest of the workforce only action on their part will change anything. A lack of confidence or sheer unwillingness to stand up and be counted can only be addressed by the individuals concerned. Some will be happy to work hard and take no praise. Some will want to progress. To the former I say, "carry on - your contribution is acknowledged."
To the latter I say, "Until you change nothing changes."
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