You know, this post made me feel so sad and sick and unsurprised... but I finally put my finger on why.
I'm a process engineer. And every time I go to any form of trade show, I'm routinely mistaken for "support staff"... as I get older it's rarer that I'm mistaken for a booth babe, now it's "Are you one of the wives? Are you lost?" But it's the whole "We're at a trade show so obviously women are here for our amusement... engineer? what? That can't be right..."
The ratio of women engineers to men is generally about 75 to 1 in my industry.
Didn't even put my finger on it or think about it until now.
No, I'm not one of the booth babes and I'm not one of the wives. Now get over your shock and explain your fucking product to me...
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Date: 2008-09-05 06:50 pm (UTC)I'm a process engineer. And every time I go to any form of trade show, I'm routinely mistaken for "support staff"... as I get older it's rarer that I'm mistaken for a booth babe, now it's "Are you one of the wives? Are you lost?" But it's the whole "We're at a trade show so obviously women are here for our amusement... engineer? what? That can't be right..."
The ratio of women engineers to men is generally about 75 to 1 in my industry.
Didn't even put my finger on it or think about it until now.
No, I'm not one of the booth babes and I'm not one of the wives. Now get over your shock and explain your fucking product to me...
*sigh*