Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
25%
5 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans left
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
64/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
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1
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Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman, the song goes – and never more so perhaps than when you’re good at your job.
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you → ’ → job
For many successful women, earning colleagues’ respect can feel an impossible task – because they are often seen as cold and hostile, a study has found.
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study → earn → respect
And the price for being clever and female does not stop there, as intelligent men appear to avoid this issue - even reporting better treatment from their peers if they prove highly competent.
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they → stop → peers
The findings may help explain why accomplished women, ranging from Margaret Thatcher and Angela Merkel to Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris, have often been called unlikeable despite being widely regarded as highly capable leaders.
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women → help → leaders
'We tend to think of intelligence as an inherently positive attribute in the workplace,' first author Dr Nitya Chawla, from University College London, told the Daily Mail.
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Chawla → tend → Mail
'However, our research suggests that intelligence can have very different interpersonal consequences for women and men.'
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intelligence → suggest → women
Women seen as highly competent were regarded as hostile, but men avoided this perception
The findings may help explain why accomplished women such as Margaret Thatcher have often faced criticism for being cold, hostile or unlikeable - despite being highly capable leaders
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women → see → criticism
For their study, the researchers analysed data from more than 800 people across 140 teams.
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researchers → analyse → teams
Participants completed cognitive ability tests and rated colleagues on factors including hostility, support and workplace treatment.
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Participants → complete → hostility
Analysis revealed that very smart women were more likely to be viewed as hostile, receive less help from teammates and report greater workplace mistreatment.
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women → reveal → mistreatment
But the findings, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, also point to a workplace double standard.
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findings → publish → standard
Men with similarly high cognitive ability did not experience the same penalties and, in some cases, received more support from colleagues.
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Men → experience → colleagues
The researchers said women who are competent may face a backlash because they are seen to be violating traditional expectations.
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they → say → expectations
'Our findings point to the role of gender stereotypes in shaping how intelligence is interpreted,' Dr Chawla said.
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Chawla → point → stereotypes
'When women possess intelligence, they automatically are also perceived as less warm and more hostile.
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they → possess → intelligence
'Men, however, do not carry the same perceptual burdens.
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Men → carry → burdens
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The results may help explain why talented women can struggle to gain the same support and recognition as equally competent male colleagues.
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women → help → colleagues
The researchers also warned that the consequences can extend far beyond hurt feelings.
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consequences → warn → feelings
They said seemingly minor acts, such as excluding women from informal discussions or withholding support, can build up over time and ultimately damage career prospects.
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acts → say → prospects
'These interpersonal experiences are often not limited to a single interaction - rather, they tend to occur repeatedly, shaping women's sense of belonging, access to resources, and ability to thrive at work,' Dr Chawla added.
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Chawla → limit → work
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