‘Hushed coping’: The quiet way women sabotage themselves at work

If you’re often seeking out quiet places at work to hide, scream, let off steam, or even cry, only to emerge sometime later acting as if everything is fine, you may be prone to something called “hushed coping.” And it might be holding you back in your career, especially if you’re a woman. Hushed coping describes the habit of squashing down feelings of overwhelm and stress, and struggling along in silence. For women, it can come with the additional complication of fighting against...