{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"CEOWORLD magazine","provider_url":"https:\/\/ceoworld.biz","author_name":"Ginka Toegel","author_url":"https:\/\/ceoworld.biz\/author\/ginka-toegel\/","title":"The Confidence Gap Is a Myth. Here Is the Data to Prove It. - CEOWORLD magazine","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UOImeAilJq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ceoworld.biz\/2025\/12\/15\/the-confidence-gap-is-a-myth-here-is-the-data-to-prove-it\/\">The Confidence Gap Is a Myth. Here Is the Data to Prove It.<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/ceoworld.biz\/2025\/12\/15\/the-confidence-gap-is-a-myth-here-is-the-data-to-prove-it\/embed\/#?secret=UOImeAilJq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Confidence Gap Is a Myth. Here Is the Data to Prove It.&#8221; &#8212; CEOWORLD magazine\" data-secret=\"UOImeAilJq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/ceoworld.biz\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/ceoworld.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ginka-toegel.jpg?wsr","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":927,"description":"The idea that women lack confidence has become one of the most widely accepted explanations for leadership inequality. It appears in boardrooms, talent reviews,\u00a0and\u00a0executive coaching sessions. The logic is simple and appealing. Women do not rise because they hesitate. They doubt themselves. They do not reach for senior roles with the same certainty as men. [&hellip;]"}