To all you aspiring Mrs. Maisels out there, I've got bad news: Don't try to be funny. Certainly not in the workplace. Because if you tell jokes or deploy humor in a business setting, you will lose ...

I’ll admit it. When I go to an improv show and I see a woman on stage, I brace myself. “Please be funny, please be funny.” Why do I do that? I’m a feminist! Why do I internalize this idea that women ...

Women in leadership roles often get penalized when they’re seen as acting too aggressive at work. They often walk a precarious tightrope, expected to act like a “leader” but also criticized for acting ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. There's no shortage of advice for female leaders, and the latest is ...

Researchers in a study analyzed how men and women react to humor in the workplace. The study found both high and low-status men, as well as high-status women, were viewed more positively when using ...

My mom has a problem with my sense of humor. Since I'm 32 and I don't live at home (thank you, sweet sexy apple cobbler), this isn't a conflict that comes up that often. That said, whenever I'm at ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook I hate hearing that women aren’t as funny as men. Women make me laugh every day. My mom, my sister ...

"Women In Trouble" follows a day in the life of 10 different females, united by their uncanny ability to look fabulous in their underwear while in the throes of emotional crisis. Imagine Russ Meyer ...

Over Jayna Fey’s 15 years in the workforce, she’s been called too assertive, too comfortable, too “frowny,” too familiar. Accurate or not, she used to make self-deprecating jokes about these traits.