OK:
How would the women in the group tackle this one?:
Last night I was talking to a postdoc (male, biochem), and he's making all
kind of chauvinistic jokes, you know the type. They make all these comments
just to push your buttons, to "get a reaction", if you will. One of the
comments was to the effect that I will probably have a much easier time
getting a job than he will, and because of what the conversation had been
about and all, it was implied that he meant because I'm a woman.
Now, while there's probably many men in science that might not think this
way, many do. You know, the "they gotta fill a quota" kind of mentality.
Last night, due to the circumstances we were under, I just had enough time
to tell him he was pathetic. Now it's a day later and I've, of course, had
more time to think of some more things to tell him. Maybe I will next time
I see him!!
So I'm curious: How do y'all deal with the infamous comment that we "have
it easier" when it comes to getting a job because we're women? You know,
the "oh, you'll get hired and I won't because you're a woman"...
Marivonne
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