5 Struggles Of Young Female Professionals

As a young female professional who’s had a full time job for about four months now, I think I’m mostly qualified to write this article. Which, judging by the way the business world works, should mean I can probably manage to pull it off.

There are a few basic struggles I think pretty much all of my 20-to-30-something female peers working in an office environment can relate to. Correct me if I’m wrong.

1. Older professionals thinking you’re clueless

Nothing is more annoying than having a more ‘experienced’ person express doubt that you’ll succeed with a task you’re perfectly capable of handling. You think because I’m a young woman I don’t know how to hold a conversation or shake someone’s hand? Spoiler alert: I can also answer the phone, conduct myself well in a meeting, and could probably teach you a thing or two…