You’ve heard of glass ceilings—but what if the bigger career blocker is glass walls? In this conversation, researcher and author Dr. Amy Diehl explains why women often don’t just hit barriers at the top… they hit invisible walls every direction they turn—blocking access to roles, relationships, and real influence.

Amy breaks down the six glass walls from her book Glass Walls and shares practical ways leaders, allies, and women can respond—without pretending bias is “all in your head.”

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why glass walls can be more limiting than glass ceilings (and why they’re harder to spot)
• The 6 glass walls that make up workplace gender bias:
  • Male privilege
  • Disproportionate constraints
  • Insufficient support
  • Devaluation
  • Hostility
  • Acquiescence
• What “he-peating” is (and how allies can interrupt it in real time)
• How women get trapped in the “too confident vs. not confident enough” double bind
• Why women get disproportionately stuck doing “office housework” (and what leaders should change)
• The “Flip it to test it” bias check you can use immediately
• How to depersonalize bias, build support, and keep options on the table so you’re never stuck

Links & Resources:

• Amy Diehl website
• Book: Glass Walls

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