Deek’s comment on my previous entry deserves a separate post here, cos its so goddamn true :

• One factor that hasn’t been mentioned yet, and which I have experienced, is men’s attitude towards females in a male dominated industry. Having to constantly prove oneself to everyone one meets gets very exhausting. And you constantly have to be on your toes. A minor slip up gets credited to being a female instead of it just being an oversight etc. And then there are people in the industry (and outside) constantly telling you to quit and find your place elsewhere. It’s the simple day-to-day things that make it hard. Like seniors not wanting to field your inquiries, or all the men sitting at lunch and not making way for the woman etc… Taken together, it makes for a very frustrating and stressful work env.