![]() ![]() From questioning ability to clothing choices, women still face far more bias and obstacles than their male counterparts. “They’d say I hustled, put in the work/ They wouldn’t shake their heads and question how much of this I deserve/ What I was wearing/ If I was rude/ Could all be separated from my good ideas and power moves?” – The Man: Ask any woman in business, they’ll tell you that every line in Swift’s song “The Man” hits a little too hard.As Swift has grown and evolved, she’s composed countless lyrics that cut to the core of what women frequently experience at work – as well as the spirit of strength that often emerges after years of tolerating the bias and poor behaviors of others: Not because it was a soap opera, but because for so many women, it was a reality that plays over again and again, generation after generation – and we want more for our daughters, and ourselves. In less than a minute, Twitter (RIP) revealed exactly who and what she was singing about, and I became invested. But as a woman, I knew – most of us do there was a good reason that Swift’s voice was shaking as she sang. When Swift delivered the line, “ your sweet disposition and my wide-eyed gaze” during her performance at the 2014 Grammy’s, I stopped working and looked to the TV, my youngest daughter on the sofa next to me, also completely transfixed, yet clueless as to what the lyrics actually meant. To view the content, either update your cookie preferences or view it in a new browser window. This content is hosted by a third party ( ).
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