At one of the conferences I attended at the writers’ workshop I heard,

“There was a marked disparity between the number of published works by men and women, so a study was done to determine why. It found that if a woman received a letter from a publisher, stating that, “This particular piece is not of interest, but what else do you have?” or “Contact us again in the future with something new.” or something similar, the women seldom followed through. However men receiving the same letters, or even those less hopeful, submitted their work again.”

I did not bother to check the veracity of this study. I already know it to be true, but not just in the publishing world. I have experienced or heard of similar tales in education, business, and in virtually every aspect of a woman’s life.  Women doubt themselves and need far more encouragement than men.

Despite women’s achievements, insecurities linger.

Women need to think of  “no” as “yes.”