This story prompted a huge response from women (and one man) with similar tales to tell
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Political candidate for my area visited my pharmacy and asked to speak to pharmacist, I replied that’s me…’ok, the manager then’, that’s me, ‘ok, the owner’, still me. ‘So who was the gentleman I spoke to the other day?’ He’s my Saturday boy!
— Catriona (@catrionabrodie) January 27, 2018
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Of course it still happens. 2000 to 2011 I worked in Ireland for a US high tech co. Found out that many of the local (male) engineers assumed I worked for HR. I was the most snr engineer on site.
— Emma Blackman (@EmmaBlackman42) January 26, 2018
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My female colleague and I were completing our PhDs on Himalayan geomorphology . We applied to the Royal Geographical Society for a grant for our 5th fieldtrip . At the interview one man said “ladies, are you aware they are very big mountains ? Do you have appropriate footwear ?”
— CSWDurhamGeog (@CswGeog) January 27, 2018
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At theatre:
Man: “I’m here to speak to the stage manager.”
Me, aged 27: “Yes, wh-”
Man: “Well can you take me to him please?”
Me: “I am the stage manager.”*awkward silence*
— Gail E Bishop (@gailebishop) January 26, 2018
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I own a gym.
Once met a sales rep at the door and he asked if he could speak to my dad.
— Kristen (@RubyDeuce) January 26, 2018
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When you travel with your husband and he’s the one referred to as ‘Professor’ by anyone who is handed both boarding passes. ‘Welcome Professor’, ‘Thank you Professor’, etc. I’m just the blonde accompanying him (who is the Professor).
— Linda Bauld (@LindaBauld) January 27, 2018
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And it’s not just women, it turns out. Just mostly.
Does work both ways. As a househusband at a dinner party with my wife, asked by a vice chancellor what I did, got blanked. Seemed she could not understand my pride on just having set up a village playgroup
— Charles Boney (@charlesboney) January 26, 2018