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Women who want to succeed at work should shut up – while ambitious men should keep talking, research says

It is a conclusion likely to upset most feminists – and perhaps even most women.

Female employees who want to succeed in the workplace should keep their mouths shut.

Research suggests that women who talk too much in the office are seen as less competent than their quieter peers.

For men however, the more often they voice their opinions the better they are seen at doing their jobs.

The researchers say that chatty women [...]