They didn't then and they don't now. In every new situation, I have to start over from the beginning as if none of it ever happened -- because I am a woman. I reallly, really thought it would be better by now.
“In every new situation, I have to start over from the beginning as if none of it ever happened — because I am a woman. I reallly, really thought it would be better by now.”
I suspect that the expansion of programs benefiting women is the reason why people assume that; only when those programs end will you be treated on your merits. Sad but true.