Codie SanchezFounder @ Contrarian Thinking

How I Deal With Disrespect

22 Jan 2024 · 0 min

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Short clip of Codie Sanchez responding to a question about handling disrespect as a young businesswoman. She lists common slights (assumed secretary, comments on appearance, gendered shaming about motherhood) and counsels financial success as the ultimate response: grow your bank account and let it be the 'scoreboard'.

Somebody asked me, as a young businesswoman, how do you deal with disrespect? I said, welcome to the game. You're gonna get more hate than applause. You'll have to prove yourself more than others. You'll get asked if you're the secretary, not the CEO. You'll get commented on your looks before your books. You'll be too girl boss for some, too trophy wife or others. You'll get shamed for not having kids and then for having them. But eventually, the best receipt is just a bank account so big you just point to it and you go, scoreboard, bitch.