Confidence Disruption at Work: Rebuilding Self-Trust in Male-Dominated Industries *Special Edition*
From ROOTED IN YOUR CONFIDENCE by Samantha Kaye
February 13, 2026 · 46 min · Season 2 · Episode 14
About this episode
Samantha Kaye Harris discusses how confidence disruption in male-dominated workplaces affects women's self-trust and offers insights from her experiences.
In this episode of Rooted in Your Confidence, Samantha Kaye Harris discusses confidence disruption how repeated experiences in male-dominated workplaces wear down women’s self-trust over time. Drawing from nearly 30 years of lived experience, Samantha shares what happens when women are questioned, interrupted, overlooked, or expected to over-prove their competence at work—and how those moments quietly erode confidence. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why confidence disruption happens at workHo...
People in this episode
Host: Samantha Kaye Harris
Topics covered
- confidence disruption
- self-trust
- male-dominated industries
- women in the workplace
- professional development
Keywords
- confidence
- self-trust
- workplace
- women
- male-dominated
- professional growth
- competence
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