Anon

On a daily basis at work, I have my male colleague – who is at the same level as myself – invalidate my contributes, experience and knowledge due to the fact that I am younger and female. It is only when someone for whom he has more respect – usually someone higher up in the company and usually our male line manager – validates my contributes, that he shows an interest but in a way that makes the ideas his. The same man once described himself as “you need to convince me the idea is mine before I’ll do it”.