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You're Not Unready — You're Over-Rehearsed: Stop the Good Girl Tax
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- Jun 29, 2026
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You've been calling it responsibility. You've been calling it integrity. You've been calling it just not being ready yet. Karen Yankovich calls it what it actually is: the good girl tax. In this solo episode, Karen goes deep on the invisible cost women pay when they keep waiting to be ready — and why that waiting isn't wisdom. It's a pattern you were taught. And it's one you can unlearn. In this episode, you'll discover: Why "getting ready" is the sophisticated, grown-up version of the good girl tax The shocking MIT/Yale/Minnesota research on why women get passed over for promotion — even when their performance scores are higher Why the "panel" that used to evaluate you is gone — and why you're the only one still running it on yourself How getting ready is how vanity visibility sneaks back in the side door The one move Karen is asking you to make this week (just one) If you've been polishing your offer, tweaking your bio, or waiting until your messaging is "totally dialed in" — this episode is for you. You're not unready. You're over-rehearsed. 🎙️ Listen now, and then take your one step. Tag Karen on LinkedIn when you do! Resources Mentioned In The Episode: Visibility Salon Karen's private community where women learn to price their expertise properly. First week free! https://www.thelinkedupcollective.com/visibilitysalon/ Book a with Karen Book a call with Karen to learn more about working together. www.karenyankovich.com/call Karen Yankovich on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/karenyankovich Magical Quotes From The Episode: "Getting ready is what the good girl tax looks like when it's grown up and gotten sophisticated. Same tax. Prettier dress." "You took that rigged scoreboard, internalized it completely, and now you run it on yourself for free — when there's literally n…