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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a certain cadre of folks, mainly old men, who will think you're the secretary no matter how professional you look or how you act.

[b]Personally, I'm just waiting for them to die out. And looking forward to it.[/b][/quote]

It's not about how you dress, or act, or your 'presence' in the room. This is sexism at work, plain and simple. [/quote]Yes, while dressing can make a difference (and it's a good idea to pay attention to it), the reality is that it's not fair to make women have to spend a lot of energy trying to fit in.  It's like black men having to carry the Wall Street Journal in order to allay the fears of white people.  Yes, why not do it, if it will help but there's whole categories of people who don't have to think about this and that's an advantage for them.[/quote]

But nowhere did I say or imply that I wasn't already dressing and acting that way. That you assume I must have been to encounter this means you're part of the problem.[/quote]
But you do come across as a PITA. And an ungrateful one at that. [/quote]

Which parts were ungrateful?[/quote]
You're a lawyer with a job, yes?  [/quote]

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