Yes, I know The Poke isn't 'news', but still:
www.thepoke.co.uk/2017/03/10/man-swapped-names-wife-two-weeks-results-fascinating/
In short, a woman (recruiter) was always working slower than her male colleague. He discovered why when he accidentally started an email conversation using her name from a shared inbox and didn't notice his mistake until what should have been a simple conversation became intensely slow and frustrating. The candidate was questioning his every suggestion because he thought he was talking to a woman. His attitude changed completely when he was aware he was talking to a man.
So. Frustrating. Nasty, low-grade undermining of women :(
Has it ever happened to you? I've been patronised by men, but thankfully not in a work context. I did get quite snappy with a salesman recently who didn't seem to think my tiny female brain would cope with the 'technical stuff' I was asking about.
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to be filled with rage that this still happens in this day and age.
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AnathemaPulsifer · 10/03/2017 15:01
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