16 | WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE: THE UNEVEN PLAYING FIELD THE UNEVEN PLAYING FIELD Women face everyday discrimination MANY WOMEN FACE MICROAGGRESSIONS, AND THESE ENCOUNTERS ADD UP % OF EMPLOYEES WHO’VE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING DURING THE NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS MEN WOMEN OMEN OMEN OMEN OMEN S OMEN CK W SIAN W TINA ALL MEN ALL W WHITE W A LA BLA LESBIAN W Having your judgment questioned in your area of expertise Needing to provide more evidence of your competence than others do Being addressed in a less-than-professional way Being mistaken for someone at a much lower level Often having your work contributions ignored Hearing demeaning remarks about you or people like you