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Why Do so Many Women Apologize Even when They Haven't Done Anything Wrong?
Researchers found women viewed the same offenses as more severe and more often said they warranted apologies.
- Research shows women apologize more frequently than men because they perceive a greater number of situations as offensive and deserving of an apology.
- Schumann coauthored a 2010 study demonstrating the "threshold hypothesis," in which men report a higher threshold than women for what they deem offensive and require an apology.
- Ally Hall, a 26-year-old executive assistant in Georgia, apologizes even when asking for help with tasks, fearing she is "adding to their stress."
- Psychologist Stephen Hinshaw discovered a "triple bind" placed on girls: they must be compassionate and nurturing, competitive and driven, and desirable—all with little effort.
- Women held only 29% of C-suite positions in 2025, unchanged from the prior year, as recent political trends in the United States continue fueling this assertion problem.
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Gabriela Cryan, a 23-year-old girl who works in sales in Chamberee, Georgia, once apologized to her colleagues for taking a wrong coffee order to work, although the mistake had been from the cafeteria.
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