Grace Chen has recently published is a great summary of something I've certainly noticed: that the "Zoom Room" is so much more egalitarian! With everyone reduced to an equal sized box, often only visible in T-shirts, and you sitting in surroundings that you control, many of us are feeling a confidence to say the things we've always wanted to but have felt unable to. Or, to be heard saying the things we've been saying all along! https://qz.com/work/1852971/video-conferencing-is-a-secret-equalizer-for-women/ I think this is more than simply a male v female thing - in my experience, Alphas have tended to rule meetings, often through gravity of their physical presence. Without physicality, it's like that weight being lifted from other participants who now feel they can contribute equally. The main beneficiaries of this new "lightness" are people (admittedly often women) who are still fairly assertive and outgoing. They are experiencing a boon in getti...