[Lucy22460]

Like H.M., who also responded to this question, I am an engineer, and the majotiry of my coworkers are men. It has always been this way, and I have never had any problems. Of course, I have met some men who were insecure about their own position in the world, and those are generally the men who have issues with professional women. I have had many coworkers and even some managers who were Indian, Pakistani or Persian/Iranian. These guys are from cultures that are stereotypically very male-dominated. Yet I have never had a problem with them. In fact, some of these guys are my close friends. I am definitely someone who speaks my mind – all the time. If I am not speaking mt mind, people ask me if I am feeling OK. There is a line between assertiveness and bitchiness. I have known and worked with women who crossed that line. In my observation, those were the women who are expecting men to hold them back, so they are already on the defensive. They are looking for chauvinism, so they see it everywhere. Or they transfer their feelings about their experiences with certain men onto all men, expecting them all to be the same way. These women are the ones always trying to get the upper hand to prove they are just as good or better than the men.

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Name : Lucy22460, Gender : F, Age : 26, City : San Jose, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Engineer, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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