I’m an interior designer and have to work with the construction industry a lot obviously. The men on site constantly move barricades to access areas to work but will place it in front of the access to the ladies washroom. Just because you don’t use the space doesn’t mean no one does.
I went to a creative meeting and it was mainly all male designers, they looked up and down collectively as I walked in. A male designer when he found out I was also a designer instantly wanted to see my work asking quite aggressively. When I showed him my website he said websites are old hat, i’m not your mother you don’t have to verify yourself to me. Without prompt or any reaction from me he said : “you should be confident in your work, no ones going to do it for you, be stronger’ Then he proceeded to touch my hand which was uncomfortable and his fellow male colleagues were laughing. Not one of them was treated in this way, pretty reminiscent in all publishing, art world and graphic design enviroments!