I have experienced this as well, over the years; but I have found it is an issue that fades with time and exposure to intelligent people. Men and women alike will afford you the respect you deserve if they have enough experience in dealing with you, and you continue to perform at satisfactory (or better) levels for the tasks at hand. Once you have some, it is hard to hide experience, whatever your age or gender and by whatever means that experience has been achieved. Of course, a compatible sense of humor also helps.
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I have experienced this as well, over the years; but I have found it is an issue that fades with time and exposure to intelligent people. Men and women alike will afford you the respect you deserve if they have enough experience in dealing with you, and you continue to perform at satisfactory (or better) levels for the tasks at hand. Once you have some, it is hard to hide experience, whatever your age or gender and by whatever means that experience has been achieved. Of course, a compatible sense of humor also helps.