What rings truest for me is "Feeling comfortable enough to sit at the table is a real challenge." I am an engineer, where the table is mostly white male, mostly older than me, and being pregnant right now does not make "sitting at the table" any more comfortable. At my first job, when we had vendor lunches, the other women in the office would literally hide in the front room and I would be the only girl at the table. It happens. As time goes by (about 6 years now since I graduated college) it feels less awkward, but I'm not sure it will ever be that comfortable.
I think it's interesting what you said about going to an all-girl's school and how it helped you to develop confidence. I could have really used some extra confidence when I graduated, but on the other hand it was probably really helpful for me to have the extra years learning how to work with the "good 'ol boys".
I really enjoyed this post, thank you for sharing.
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What rings truest for me is "Feeling comfortable enough to sit at the table is a real challenge." I am an engineer, where the table is mostly white male, mostly older than me, and being pregnant right now does not make "sitting at the table" any more comfortable. At my first job, when we had vendor lunches, the other women in the office would literally hide in the front room and I would be the only girl at the table. It happens. As time goes by (about 6 years now since I graduated college) it feels less awkward, but I'm not sure it will ever be that comfortable.
I think it's interesting what you said about going to an all-girl's school and how it helped you to develop confidence. I could have really used some extra confidence when I graduated, but on the other hand it was probably really helpful for me to have the extra years learning how to work with the "good 'ol boys".
I really enjoyed this post, thank you for sharing.