Here are their personal stories:
1.
“Im an engineer, and I grew up with parents in construction.
I purchased a foreclosure and remodeled it.
“He could not stop saying it.
I told him my dad was very proud I am a girl with these talents.”
Late July
2.
“I am a woman and lawyer.
No one should treat court reporters that way.
I threw his card back at him and told him I am an attorney.
He looked sheepish and mumbled what I assume was a half-hearted apology.
This is only one of many stories I and my fellow women lawyers I know have.
Redrab5121
3.
“Special shoutout to men who saw me in uniform and straightaway accused me of stolen valor.”
CourtesyFlush
4.
“I also do initial screener calls for intake clients.
They get an email telling them the attorney will be contacting them at such and such time.
I’m always like, ‘Yup.
And here I am, calling you at the very time of your lawyer appointment.’
lawyerlady
5.
“I was a carpenter…and a female.
I was up in the rafters of a house and adding joist hangers.
“I look down and say, ‘Do you know how to do what I am doing?’
awfulgoose70
6.
“I’m a mortician.
I have been working in this industry for nearly 10 years, and served countless families multiple times.
They know me.”
dianareyna13
7.
“I work in a hospital.
Thinkerbell88
8.
“In my early 20s, I was in a management position in a warehouse.
Of course, most of my subordinates were men.
We cant fucking win.”
shelleye
10.
Like I had to PROVE I actually drove the damn truck.”
laughingcan64
11.
“They were guest officiants at a church.
The woman delivered the message, and the husband assisted with the service.
After the service, they stood at the door and greeted people.
Things like that are why Im no longer in organized religion.”
angrypunk14
12.
“I was asked to take notes in a meeting of equals where I was the only woman.
I was called ‘dear’ by an older man in a meeting.
I was asked to bring the coffee pot in by a man in a meeting of equals.
Older white men, in particular, only know women as wives, daughters, and secretaries.
They can become very uncomfortable with businesswomen.
They dont know how to act.
“Its not different now.
Their guy friends wouldn’t diss them for it, but they’re pretty sure I would.
They are right.”
furrygem13
13. singingeachtoeach
14.
“I was a financial advisor, the only female out of 60.
I was shocked.”
“All the advisors looked at me as I left confused.
I finally asked everyone what the hell they were discussing in the meeting.
They said the company harassment policies!
That place was nuts.”
uniquecloud17
15.
Its SO frustrating this still happens.”
9393mdc
16.
I was still in the repair room so I hustled out to take care of it.
“He looked me dead in the eye and said, ‘I’ll wait for the technician.’
I looked him dead in the eye and coldly said, ‘Sir.
I AM the technician.
Would you like to leave your system to be repaired?’
It was fun to watch him deflate visibly and quietly say ‘Yes, c’mon’ to me.
Just ‘cause I have boobs, doesn’t mean I don’t also have a brain, asshole!”
cailian13
17.
I’m a special education paraprofessional.
Thats the title that defines the job.”
deliciousdragon31
18.
“Ive had clients specifically even ask for a male colleague.
Who actually just repeated the info I had given him anyway.
Im the senior most person on the team and have won best in my role awards at work.
It just doesnt matter to a lot of people.”
shytree79
19.
“Im a retired Air Force Officer (Navigator) and so is my husband.
I first entered the military as an Army-enlisted WAC in 1975.
“My husband and I both have Air Force license plates.
When we are together, people thank my husband for his service and walk past me.
No one says a word when I’m alone in my car.
They assume the plate is because of my husband’s service.”
susanbrowned
20. pastrychefninja
21.
“I was a dancer and ran my own dance company.”
“Whenever I brought my boyfriend to shows, people almost always assumed he was my manager.
happyjellyfish71
22.
I was paged to an incident bridge.”
I calmly said that is good because Im the system engineer here to fix LOGIN.”
goldenglue89
23.
“I owned my own hair salon for 17 years.
So many times I was asked, is your husband here?
Also from other women.
I make the decisions!”
“I also had an international businessman come in reading a newspaper.
I asked what article he was reading and started an intelligent and in-depth conversation with him about it.
I was called a secretary, asked to get coffee, and told to throw in contracts.”
“One male engineer said I couldn’t possibly understand his job requirements.
Another asked if I was working because I couldn’t find a husband.”
