Hello. Looking for advice from other women in male dominated industries. What do you do if your boss (male) jokes with you like your stupid often? Is this common for women in the workplace, and is it gender associated? How do you approach this?

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This is everywhere and it’s not limited to just men. I’ve experienced older women belittle young women in their early careers. It’s unfortunate, I’ve chosen to ignore this behavior and get what I can from the company in terms of marketable skills to boost my resume and jump to another high paying role.

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I would call them out directly and ask politely for them to stop the jokes because you find them offensive. If it doesn’t stop being it up to hr and start documenting. If the company is small and there is not much of hr I would look for another job somewhere else and leave asap.

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Honestly I’d like to know insights because my boss is so sexist it’s disgusting and I have far more education than him but don’t know what to ever say.

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