Not every career challenge women face is a personal development issue. This article explores Invisible Women and what missing data means for women’s visibility, value and career fit.
Katharina Engelhardt is a career and leadership coach and founder of THE FEMALE SHIFT ATELIER. Once a month she hand picks a book that helps us understand a pattern shaping women’s careers: the visible ones, the invisible ones and the ones we often mistake for personal failure. You will not get a full book summary, but one useful idea, one reflection and one small shift you can take into your own work, leadership and career decisions.

Being good at your work is not always enough to be seen as leadership-ready. This Reading Shelf reflection on The Authority Gap by Mary Ann Sieghart explores why women’s competence does not always translate into authority and what needs to shift so value becomes visible, credible and sponsored.
Katharina Engelhardt is a career and leadership coach and founder of THE FEMALE SHIFT ATELIER. Once a month she hand picks a book that helps us understand a pattern shaping women’s careers: the visible ones, the invisible ones and the ones we often mistake for personal failure. You will not get a full book summary, but one useful idea, one reflection and one small shift you can take into your own work, leadership and career decisions.