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Accepting too many necessary yet thankless tasks is holding all women back, say the authors of The No Club

Many of us have a never-ending list of tasks that are work-related, but not quite work: writing up minutes from meetings, assembling entries for awards, serving on committees, selecting interns, organising holiday parties, shopping for leaving gifts.

Many, if not most, working women accept it as just part of the job. But taking one for the team could be holding all women back.

A new book argues that “non-promotable work” – the kind that is important to organisational functioning, but unlikely to be rewarded or even recognised – is the invisible hurdle to gender equality in the workplace, with women’s time and energy being disproportionately expended on thankless tasks.  …