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How gender dynamics undermine technical credibility

I am the only woman on a twelve-person infrastructure team and when I disagree with technical decisions they assume I do not understand rather than considering my perspective.

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As the only woman on your team, your ideas get brushed off as not understanding rather than heard.

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