Dr. Yahir Santiago-Lastra

For example, if I see a man who is dressed in a skirt or a man that's wearing makeup like that, I will I will notice that, you know, that is not the gender schema that I like. immediately gravitate to. And I enjoy seeing that. I think that is really cool when it happens. But I would be lying if I said that it didn't strike my eye.

I mean, it's striking to see that because it goes against the gender schema that I was raised with. And there is no person in society who doesn't have those things told to them and ingrained in them. And abrasiveness is one of those things. There are expectations of how we expect women to act. And how we expect men to act.

I mean, it's striking to see that because it goes against the gender schema that I was raised with. And there is no person in society who doesn't have those things told to them and ingrained in them. And abrasiveness is one of those things. There are expectations of how we expect women to act. And how we expect men to act.

I mean, it's striking to see that because it goes against the gender schema that I was raised with. And there is no person in society who doesn't have those things told to them and ingrained in them. And abrasiveness is one of those things. There are expectations of how we expect women to act. And how we expect men to act.

And even though those things are subtly changing over time, there is still an abrasiveness trap for women. And that does also impact their promotion ability.

And even though those things are subtly changing over time, there is still an abrasiveness trap for women. And that does also impact their promotion ability.

And even though those things are subtly changing over time, there is still an abrasiveness trap for women. And that does also impact their promotion ability.

Yes, that's definitely true. And I think one way that I've seen this mitigated to a degree is that we are trying to understand people's work personalities and how we can coach them to be more effective leaders. So I will tell you full disclosure, when I was a resident, for sure, my work personality was perceived as jarring and sometimes a bit difficult to work with.

Yes, that's definitely true. And I think one way that I've seen this mitigated to a degree is that we are trying to understand people's work personalities and how we can coach them to be more effective leaders. So I will tell you full disclosure, when I was a resident, for sure, my work personality was perceived as jarring and sometimes a bit difficult to work with.

Yes, that's definitely true. And I think one way that I've seen this mitigated to a degree is that we are trying to understand people's work personalities and how we can coach them to be more effective leaders. So I will tell you full disclosure, when I was a resident, for sure, my work personality was perceived as jarring and sometimes a bit difficult to work with.

And through coaching, I was able to understand how my words and actions and demeanor were being perceived. And That helped me navigate the space. I'm really reluctant to tell people that they have to contort themselves to fit in within the workforce. To a degree, I did have to learn to navigate, but I've been able to find how to keep my work self and my

And through coaching, I was able to understand how my words and actions and demeanor were being perceived. And That helped me navigate the space. I'm really reluctant to tell people that they have to contort themselves to fit in within the workforce. To a degree, I did have to learn to navigate, but I've been able to find how to keep my work self and my

And through coaching, I was able to understand how my words and actions and demeanor were being perceived. And That helped me navigate the space. I'm really reluctant to tell people that they have to contort themselves to fit in within the workforce. To a degree, I did have to learn to navigate, but I've been able to find how to keep my work self and my

authentic self from being too misaligned because I think that makes people burn out. And there's data that shows that. So there's some really interesting testing that some leadership courses will have their trainees undergo. I was lucky enough to have one and read the data behind it.

authentic self from being too misaligned because I think that makes people burn out. And there's data that shows that. So there's some really interesting testing that some leadership courses will have their trainees undergo. I was lucky enough to have one and read the data behind it.

authentic self from being too misaligned because I think that makes people burn out. And there's data that shows that. So there's some really interesting testing that some leadership courses will have their trainees undergo. I was lucky enough to have one and read the data behind it.

And it was really interesting because when you perform this test, you look at your work personality, decisions, and behaviors that you exhibit at work. and then your authentic self out of work personality. And then it gives you a perception of yourself at work and outside of work. And if they're really discrepant, that is burning you out.

And it was really interesting because when you perform this test, you look at your work personality, decisions, and behaviors that you exhibit at work. and then your authentic self out of work personality. And then it gives you a perception of yourself at work and outside of work. And if they're really discrepant, that is burning you out.

And it was really interesting because when you perform this test, you look at your work personality, decisions, and behaviors that you exhibit at work. and then your authentic self out of work personality. And then it gives you a perception of yourself at work and outside of work. And if they're really discrepant, that is burning you out.

And in the parlance of being underrepresented for a lot of black women or a lot of urologists of color or surgeons of color, sometimes that's called code switching and that can be exhausting and it can be really difficult People of color, particularly black employees, need to code switch a lot because of those penalties that are thrust upon them if they are their authentic selves at work.