By: naturequeer-Erin

In reply to ha.

Here are some more things I’ve found useful so far:

A really good boss (more useful if you’re a low level employee). I’m afab nonbinary in a sexist and to lesser extent homophobic field, and my boss at my last job was a lesbian with like 20 years of experience in the field. She really made a difference for me, making sure I felt welcome and supported and heard and respected. From shielding me from homophobia, to being the first one to really tell me I had the experience to do something I didn’t think I was qualified for and had previously been pushed away from by unrelenting sexism, she was amazing. So if you can find a boss like you who really cares and is good at what they do, it can make all the difference.

Less of a complete move, but rather a pivot. I got discouraged by the rampant sexism in wildland firefighting, and decided it wasn’t worth it to pursue that despite loving the work. But, I tried out a slightly different role and it was much better. For me, that was switching from working on an engine to working as an EMT, but I think this could be applicable to anyone. Like instead of being a doctor be a nurse or physicians assistant or chiropractor or phlebotomist or pharmacist or someone who creates tools for medicine or HR for a hospital- if the goal is to help people medically, there’s lots of roles even if the one you want or started with is too sexist.

One I want to be true but idk if it is: getting an unarguable amount of experience or unarguable award
But my experience doesn’t really back this up
“I can prove objectively that I am more qualified than you” doesn’t always matter. But I think it does help sometimes