SEPTEMBER 21, 2021|PERSONAL BRANDING
Why Men Should Stop Leaving “Dad” Off Their Resumes & Profiles
I shared a post on LinkedIn inspired by reading the TIME 100 Most Influential People list. It was hard not to notice women’s profiles often spotlight their motherhood while almost none of the men profiled are even mentioned as fathers.
This may be our own fault. As men we don’t tend to put our fatherhood front and center or share it proactively at work. But we should. Women are too often defined by their motherhood and face well documented discrimination because of it. That is a problem. Men’s fatherhood can be buried and fuels the perception that it is irrelevant to who we are. That’s a problem too.
So I updated my profile heading on LinkedIn to include the fact that I’m a Dad. Your bio should share the things you most want people to know about you. So yes, I’m an author and a publisher and a nice guy. And I’m a Dad of boys. I don’t want that to get left out anymore.
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