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# [Why “confidence” advice fails women engineers](https://blog.lo-victoria.com/why-confidence-advice-fails-women-engineers?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I don’t know how this article will be received, but here it is.

Feb 1 · 8 min read · blog.lo-victoria.com  
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## Written by

[Victoria Lo](https://hashnode.com/@victoria)

@victoria · Singapore

  
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A nerd in books, tea, games and software.

I'm a solutions engineer lead, GitHub Star, Director of WomenDevsSG, and co founder of ragTech. I work at the intersection of tech, systems, and leadership, and this blog is where I share my journey through all three. Expect honest reflections, real experiences, and thoughts that are still forming rather than polished career advice.

## Responses 1

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[Tiffany Spark](https://hashnode.com/@markupandmatcha)

[Feb 15](https://hashnode.com/posts/why-confidence-advice-fails-women-engineers/697fdb1af674fe5dab78dba7/comment/699206f859d0758c8426ab8b)

this resonated way more than I expected. I'm early in my career (freelance web designer) and the amount of times I've been told to 'just be more confident' when the actual problem was structural is infuriating. the bit about visibility vs confidence is spot on.