#4: 'I have walked into a courtroom in a suit, checked in for a case, and overheard the judge say to the other side, 'counsel for so and so is here,' and had the other (male) attorney look around the room, right past me, and go, 'Where is he?''
"Clients Think I'm My Assistant's Assistant": 24 Professional Women Shared Times They've Been Completely Belittled At Work
"I have walked into a courtroom in a suit and checked in for a case and overheard the judge say to the other side, 'counsel for so and so is here,' and had the other attorney look around the room, right past me, and go, 'Where is he?'" "I'm a mortician. Of the four other morticians I work with, only one is male; he works at the same location as me. I have been working in this industry for nearly 10 years, and served countless families multiple times. They know me."
"In my early 20s, I was in a management position in a warehouse. Of course, most of my subordinates were men. At first, the major complaint was that I was 'obviously' getting by on my looks and sleeping my way to the top." "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 don’t know how to act.
"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! So it looked like I had complained, which I didn't; it was a lady in another department. That place was nuts.""I constantly hear 'I want to speak to one of the men in the back,' 'You probably won’t know the answer to this,' or, 'Oh I thought you were the receptionist.
"When people referred to me as 'a teacher's aide,' I eventually started to speak up, letting them know that a teacher's aide is a pencil, computer, library corner, or Smart Board, and such tools. I'm a special education paraprofessional. That’s the title that defines the job." "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."
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