In a segment that sounded like something out of the '60s, Fox & Friends dispensed advice to career-minded women Monday that included telling them to ““wear colorful tops”” and to avoid raising their voices under pressure.
Author Sylvia Ann Hewlett, who describes herself as an expert on gender and workplace issues, was on the Fox News morning show to promote her book Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success.
But the tips she offered were reminiscent of decades-old adages that suggest women should be seen and not heard.
“Keep it low; don't speak loud,” said TV host Brian Kilmeade at one point, trying to boil down the line of advice for women who might be watching.
Hewlett also stressed that the most important aspect of looking the part was feeling comfortable in one's own clothing, and she cautioned women against “[filling] the air with words… often times that undermines you, just rambling.”
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