A classic communication theory, the double bind, may offer a unifying explanation for the paradoxes at the core of borderline ...

Damned if you do, damned if you don't. How many times have you heard this? More importantly, how many times have you said it about a situation you were in? This is called a double bind: the feeling ...

He’s the boss. You’ve become bossy. He’s assertive and confident. You’re seen as aggressive and domineering. He’s successful and liked. You were better liked before you got promoted. Enter the ...

For too long, women in leadership have been told to walk a tightrope between being too strong and too soft, too assertive and too accommodating. This is the Double Bind—the paradox that says if you ...

Jeanie Y. Chang, a workplace mental health expert, said one of the most toxic traits of a company is to give contradicting messages.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gender stereotyping, one of the key barriers to women’s advancement in corporate leadership, leaves women with limited, conflicting, and often unfavorable options no matter ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In Fredrik Logevall’s review of two books on Afghanistan (Sept. 5), he notes that “both authors paint a picture of an American war effort that, after breathtaking early success, lost its way, never to ...