As a woman.. did you ever find yourself in a situation where..

Frequently, especially because of also being in a wheelchair, I've had to do that. It's one trouble being a female and another trouble being in a chair. People exspect me to do absolutely nothing. I disabuse them of that fact, trust me. The frustration is that I have keep doing it. Even nowadays!

Personally I feel as women this is something that a lot of people will face and almost daily for some. I think as women it important to remember no matter what the situation especially when you feel that you are being picked on etc, is to always remember to stand strong in your beliefs. Many people may underestamate us for who we are, but in time they will know we are Strong and mighty instead.

Hi, chiyosan. No, not really. But, I have found myself having to prove myself to many people. This could be related to my role as a person in general. I used to work as a cashier about, 12 years ago. And, the ladies that worked there before me, kind of challenged me. They thought that I could not catch on as fast as they could. I had a test to complete. I scored 33 IPM. I was able to scan this much of items in a minute. I believe that the average score was between 33 and 36. My supervisor was very impressed that I knew how to ring up items this fast without making any mistakes. I was very fast at my job. I had an incredible speed that these other employees found to be so impressive. I guess what I am saying to you is that, I ended up having to prove myself on my job to my supervisor and my coworkers, because everyone thought that since I was a "newbie", I would not be able to function as fast as they could. Well, I did. I proved myself to them without me even realizing that I did. I was a woman and they respected that. They just thought that I was incapable of performing just as well as they were doing. Well, I proved them wrong!

Being the ONLY girl studying physics meant everyone assumed I would not only not do as well as the boys, but that I would completely fail. I worked super hard, and I didn't do amazingly, but I beat a few of the boys, came about middle of the class, which is something I can live with. In my old part time job, we sold huge bags of animal feed, 12-25kg each, and we were supposed to offer to carry them out to people's cars, which is something a lot of people assumed I, as a 5 foot 2 woman, wouldn't be able to do. Don't get me wrong, they're heavy, but implying I CAN'T do something pretty much guarantees I will find a way to do it!

Being the eldest in the family of 5 siblings, I never have problem with gender. I am particularly authoritative, especially to my younger siblings, and I don't find it difficult to sometimes bully them into doing somtehing for me. There is a case though that I had a fight with my brother who have grown taller and bigger than me. Now i was afraid a little. Gratefully though, my family have always been supportive of me. Sure, we have our share of disagreements, but the happy moments that weve shared surely outweigh them all.

I kind of have to prove myself almost everyday. I have to prove i can do something, the other day i had to prove that i would not be shy when in college or in a job interview. I had to prove to my mum i'm not stupid or pathetic. And i gues si have to prove to my boyfriend i love him and that i will always be there for him. he knows that but some other people always say "its not going to last"... we've been togteher for over a year.