14. "We also frequently encounter this type of skepticism in the workplace. " In response to In response to 0 Thu Mar-26-15 01:34 PM by kfine
Especially male-dominated industries, companies or job roles.. like doing quantitative work or IT.
Imagine encountering that degree of skepticism, recurrently, just trying to do your damn job. And this is assuming you made it past the initial sexist assumptions that might prevent you from being tasked with the job in the first place.
Meanwhile your equivalent, or sometimes even less qualified, male colleagues get treated like:
>I don't think he would've questioned me like that. He would've >asked a second time but that's it. Men respect a man's final >say
It's beyond aggravating and often times detrimental to our professional advancement.
And this is just talking about work output, collaboration opportunities and promotion. The way such skepticism drives pay inequity could be a whole other post.