[Column]The docility myth flattening Asian women’s careers

The stereotype Ahmed refers to is an enduring one. In one study of Asian American women who had experienced discrimination, 14% said that others had viewed them as incapable of becoming leaders, while 34% reported that others had assumed they were submissive or passive.

 

아흐메드가 말하는 고정관념은 지속될 것이다. 차별을 경험한 아시아계 미국인 여성에 대한 한 연구에서 14%는 다른 사람들이 자신을 지도자가 될 능력이 없다고 봤다고 답했고, 34%는 자신이 순종적이거나 수동적이라고 생각한다고 응답했다.

 

 

Due to the cultural context of Korea, women feel pressured to do as [well] as male counterparts but, at the same time, they feel they should not excel [so as] not to be highly visible so that they don’t get criticised due to their token status in the organisation.

 

한국의 문화적인 맥락 때문에, 여성들은 남성 상대자로서 [잘] 해야 한다는 압박감을 느끼지만, 동시에 조직 내에서 그들의 토큰 지위로 인해 비난받지 않도록 높은 가시성을 보이지 않도록 [잘] 뛰어나서는 안 된다고 느낀다.

 

 

“tokens” – people who are overly scrutinised because their group is so little represented and might be made to feel that they carry the burden of standing in for the entire group.

 

 

 

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www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200807-the-docility-myth-flattening-asian-womens-careers