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I think, also, a lot of men do still assume at some implicit level that in the play of life they are supposed to be the main character, and you, as the woman, the supporting character. Believe me, I do not have the personality of a supporting character in someone else’s play. At the least, I expect to share the lead role.
Waggle Labs’ Shell Farnham, responding to a question about getting a different reception as a woman in the tech industry, in ‘A Woman With A Tech Startup?’ (Alyssa Royce’s PI blog). Fantastic metaphor; will keep it in mind. And I love Alyssa’s blog for asking such questions of her diverse contacts.
