Patricia Hawley, Ph.D., is a professor at Texas Tech University. She is developmental psychologist and a power researcher interested in aggression, gender and fantasy.
Women have higher aspirations than ever, but still are encountering educational and professional barriers. Could this be due to implicit (unconscious) biases against women, even held by women themselves?
At any moment, someone’s aggravating behavior or our own bad luck can set us off on an emotional spiral that threatens to derail our entire day. Here’s how we can face our triggers with less reactivity so that we can get on with our lives.