Ni invisible ni agresiva: El arte de ser escuchada
Descubre por qué a las mujeres nos cuesta más hablar en el trabajo y cómo reclamar tu espacio con seguridad. Un análisis sobre la injusticia testimonial y estrategias prácticas para comunicarte con hombres sin malentendidos.
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La asertividad no es obtener lo que uno quiere a toda costa, sino saber negociar acuerdos desde el respeto mutuo. Se trata de reclamar nuestro lugar con humanidad, siendo empáticas y colaborativas, pero también firmes y claras.
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Este fenómeno se debe a una combinación de prejuicios de género y factores culturales. Según se menciona en el guion, cuando las mujeres son minoría en una reunión, pueden llegar a hablar hasta un 75 % menos. Esto ocurre a menudo por la "injusticia testimonial", donde no se valora igual su capacidad intelectual, y por una crianza que fomenta la negociación y el consenso en las niñas, frente a las jerarquías marcadas en los niños. Además, existe la "Role Congruity Theory", que genera un dilema: si una mujer es firme, se le percibe como "mala", pero si es amable, se cuestiona su competencia.
La autoridad se comunica físicamente a través del uso del espacio y la postura. El guion sugiere que las mujeres tienden a ocupar menos sitio y a recoger sus pertenencias, mientras que el liderazgo se asocia con abarcar más espacio, estirar los hombros y separar los brazos del cuerpo. Otros ajustes pequeños pero potentes incluyen mantener la cabeza en una posición neutral en lugar de inclinarla constantemente (lo cual puede interpretarse como sumisión) y evitar gestos de nerviosismo como enroscarse el pelo o jugar con collares.
Existen varias herramientas prácticas para mejorar la asertividad. Una es el uso del "Mensaje Yo", donde se habla desde la experiencia personal (ej. "Yo siento que mi idea no se escucha") en lugar de atacar al otro. Otra técnica es el "disco rayado", que consiste en repetir una posición de forma calmada y educada sin dar justificaciones excesivas. También se recomienda sustituir el "perdón" constante por el "gracias" (por ejemplo, cambiar "perdón por el retraso" por "gracias por tu paciencia") para transformar una supuesta falta en una valoración positiva hacia el interlocutor.
Los malentendidos suelen surgir por una brecha de interpretación en la psicología social. Los estudios indican que los hombres tienden a sobreestimar la atracción que sus amigas sienten por ellos, mientras que las mujeres suelen subestimar el interés romántico de sus amigos. Además, existen estilos de comunicación distintos: las mujeres suelen priorizar la conversación emocional y el apoyo, mientras que los hombres suelen escuchar de forma más pragmática, buscando soluciones rápidas a los problemas, lo que puede ser malinterpretado como falta de interés.
El arco tonal se refiere a la entonación que usamos al hablar. Muchas personas, al estar nerviosas, suben el tono al final de una frase afirmativa, haciendo que suene como una pregunta. Esto proyecta inseguridad o una búsqueda de aprobación. Para demostrar autoridad y seguridad, el guion recomienda que la frase empiece en una nota determinada, suba ligeramente y baje al final, dándole así un peso declarativo y firme al mensaje.
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