As a junior industrial designer working in an all male design and manufacturing team I was often subject to inappropriate comments and sexual harassment. More annoyingly, even when I worked as a lead on a project, when walking into meetings with all-male clients, I would often be ‘overlooked’ or interrupted, and sometimes, not even greeted. I now work in academia and although amongst my colleagues I experience no bias, I do sense significant bias from the students, often questioning my judgments and instructions, querying them with/getting second opinions from my male colleagues.
Student - Masters
