"Someone says “Explain it in a way your grandmother would understand.”", "I would ask them what they mean. I would explain that we often think of older women and mothers or grandmothers as not technological or intelligent, but this is a little absurd." "Someone says about an Asian woman “She looks so young; I can't believe she's a professor!”", "I would probably mention a professional qualification of the person to explain that she got the job because of that. I might mention that describing her has ‘so young’ might be a compliment, but makes it seem like she isn’t competent." "Someone seems to frequently interrupt women when they are speaking.", "" "A student says "You made me feel stupid for asking that question."", "I would listen to them and make sure that they feel heard. I would say I was sorry. I would resist the urge to tell them " I didn’t mean to make you feel stupid." The impact of my words matters even if the impact doesn't align with my intentions." "Brenda doesn't speak up much during class. A TA says: "Brenda just needs to learn to be more confident."", "I would say that when I hear that someone "needs to be more confident" it sounds like the person needs to be fixed. I would ask them if we might be able to change some of our culture in our classes so that people don’t have to display confidence to be successful."
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