Telling Women to Smile in the Workplace

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Smile is the best asset one can have. And why not? It costs nothing and radiates happiness, confidence, and health. It’s contagious and can attract another person to do the same.

But in a recent poll, women are discovered to feel discriminated against by how they are treated in the workplace when they are commanded to smile.

Read the article below and find out how this simple comment can affect their work performance.

https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/a-new-study-reveals-that-telling-women-they-need-to-smile-more-is-bad-for-business-heres-why.html

Discussion Questions:

  1. How do you feel when you are told to smile?
  2. Why do you think men, unlike women, are rarely or not asked to smile?
  3. How does your boss create or stimulate a positive working environment?
  4. Can you think of other microaggressions in the/your workplace?
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