In gathering information for my High-Achieving Woman article on recognition, I interviewed the CIO of a local company who is very satisfied with where she is in her life. When we talked about recognition, she made an insightful comment, that maybe the reason why women feel they aren’t recognized enough is because they don’t value themselves enough. Therefore, they look outwardly for validation and value. This really made me think. On the one hand, we want to be acknowledged for the work we do, at the very least so that we know we’re on the right track.