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Miss Manners: Female engineer needs a snappy comeback to sexist, insulting questions about her degree
Miss Manners: Female engineer needs a snappy comeback to sexist, insulting questions about her degree
Miss Manners: Female engineer needs a snappy comeback to sexist, insulting questions about her degree

Published on: 05/12/2025

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She notes that her husband, who has the same career, doesn't get these questions. Getty Images.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I tell someone I am an engineer, they often ask what my degree is. My husband, also an engineer, never gets this question. I am 68 years old and I have gotten it over 100 times in my life, including last week.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2025/05/miss-manners-female-engineer-needs-a-snappy-comeback-to-sexist-insulting-questions-about-her-degree.html

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