Here’s what they revealed:
Warning: Some submissions discuss harassment and assault.
“All the girls knew aboutthathigh school math teacher.
If you didn’t want to go to the board, you had to wear classic pants.
silencesilence
2.
“This was over 25 years ago in a photography lighting course in college.
There were only four other females in that class with me.
Talk about making us feel powerless.”
Anonymous
3.
Another professor told other students, not me, that he had a crush on me.
It’s been a long time since then, and I’m still creeped out.”
andreahodgman
4.
That really sucked as a woman with severe endometriosis and unpredictable cycles."
poiuy222
5. yujut
6.
Then, I had to finish the semester with him as my teacher.
To this day, I find myself doubting what happened.
It’s such an awful, lonely feeling."
allierowling
7.
“I was in sixth grade when my math teacher told us the financial advantages of being president.
If a woman is president, she will give a homeless person one million dollars.'
I was in sixth grade, and I was speechless.”
emostar31
8.
“While studying commerce at university, my statistics professor said women didn’t belong in business school.
He said they should be in secretarial school.
I failed his course and rewrote the exam with another professor.
I passed and graduated.”
dizzytrout13
9.
He then called on me and asked me if I knew what it was, and I did not.
After that, I went to the head of the mechanical department.
They said he was still of the ‘old school mentality’ with women in engineering."
jennag44eecd2c2
10.
“I had a teacher just forget I was in his class altogether.
It was a computer animation class in the early 2000s an overwhelming male-dominated class.
I didn’t know that when I signed up, but it wouldn’t have changed my mind.
I really liked it and learned a lot.
lobster_lemon_lime
11.
I didn’t, got all the answers right, and got a B.”
The (male) teacher stopped mid-lecture to ask who intended to go on and do the pediatrics residency.
I raised my hand, and two male colleagues also raised their hands.
I was young and naive and said nothing to him.
I cried so much after class that many people at our pediatric hospital heard what happened."
I am a pediatrician and very happy to be one."
lucianamvasconcelos
dorothyw48ee55338
14.
“My sophomore AP English class was doing debates on different social topics.
He was still adamant that I would be docked if I wore slacks.
cassiejeansims
15.
“Grade 11 math class.
Our male teacher laughs and says, ‘Can you imagine how huge she must be?
180 pounds is enormous for a woman!’
I can’t believe this desk is holding up under my fat ass.'
The look of shock on everyone’s face was wild.
He never did apologize; just moved on with the lesson.”
j41d50aad9
16.
“My sixth-grade math teacher would call on the boys while pointedly ignoring the girls.
and the boys laughed, too.
It crushed my 11-year-old soul and turned me off from math for years.”
youngcrab27
17.
“My elementary gym teacher was well-known for treating the boys better than the girls.
He said I was making up excuses and told me to get out there and play kickball.
He wanted me to kick a ball with a toe I just had surgery on.
The boy in line behind me told him it was true and he had seen my toe.
The gym teacher said I could sit out.
He still works there as a P.E.
teacher and coach 20 years later.”
staceymmounce
18.
“I played the flute in high school (mid/late ’90s).
During my sophomore year, I didnt want to anymore.
That was her only reason I shouldn’t drop the class.
Ummmmm, yeah, that wasnt happening.”
nancycava
19.
The tank was form-fitting but also mostly covered.
My boyfriend was in that class and told me about it later.
lulupanda57
20.
It completely ruined my flow.
from the old fart professor.”
cleverdog76
21.
“During freshman year of art school, I was struggling because of an undiagnosed chronic illness.
The professor thought architecture and urban planning (my major) was a man’s world.
I still have no idea what he meant by ‘women like me.’
It chased me out of my chosen major.
freyathwarrrior
22.
From then on, I only ever wore the longest, baggiest sweatpants in his lessons.”
witchycentipede62
23.
This was a time when you couldnt do anything but move to the back row and wear overalls."
superchicken44
24.
“In 2021, I was working as a preschool classroom aide.
I watched in pure astonishment as she ONLY called on boys.
One by one, the boys said they did NOT want to go to the science station.”
I was so shocked at the blatant sexism that I couldn’t speak up.
fireferret19
25.
“I graduated from a university in Spain that belongs to a very conservative Catholic group.
In general, I am thankful I got a great education.
“I went to a small high school where most students were academically strong.
We’re talking averages of 90% or higher.
I was a pretty average student, but nowhere near that level.
Before graduating, we were to meet with a guidance counselor (a man).
He told me I should go into cosmetology school, as that was my only option with my grades.
Again, I was average, just not near the top students.
He was just being a sexist a-hole.
I got into every university I applied for.”
27.And: “I naturally have a lower voice for a woman.
It’s not extreme, but it’s lower than most.
She often called it a ‘professional tone.’
But, my voice was not lower than a lot of the men in class!”
Would they like me better then?
I hope I didnt sound unprofessional.'
She really drilled it in.
Teachers have to be careful what they preach because it DOES stick.”
lalalace1640
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