In the launch episode of a new recurring segment, Ask Dr. Nicole, Dr. Nicole Bryan responds — in her own voice, directly — to a listener she calls D, a woman serving in the military whose actual voice note opens the episode. D's question: leadership positions are often reserved for higher-ranking officers regardless of who's most qualified, and taking on additional leadership responsibility comes with no additional compensation. So how does a capable, junior-ranked woman leader decide how to ...

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