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I am the only woman in a bullpen of senior editors. Sometimes that makes for a tough day. They tend to gaggle among themselves and not let me in on the jokes. I know they go out drinking together and I hate being the odd gal out. I am looking for suggestions to become more than just one of the boys.
 
Kate 2nd Nov 07
i
agree
with
Kathy
-
i
am
the
same
way!
They
arent
sure
if
they
can
let
you
in
on
the
jokes
because
they
are
afraid
of
offending
you.
Most
guys
want
to
show
women
respect
and
not
subject
them
to
what
they
consider
funny
(usually
gross
juvinile
sexual
or
potty
humor!).
So
with
that
warning,
if
you
want
to
be
subjected
:)
just
ask
'ok
so
what
does
that
mean,
i
promise
not
to
be
offended!"
and
then
once
they
tell
you
you
can
of
course
tell
them
they
are
gross
boys!
but
it
opens
the
doors!
There
have
been
time
i
have
come
home
and
said
to
my
hubby
'do
you
know
what
is?"
and
soemtimes
he
would
roll
over
with
laughter
and
others
he
would
ask
me
to
explain!
good
luck!!!
KathyHowe 2nd Nov 07
I
work
in
a
male
dominated
environment
and
I
have
great
fun
in
what
I
call
"The
Locker
Room".
I
think
it
takes
a
little
time
to
get
into
the
boys
club
because
they
have
to
determine
what
their
boundaries
are
with
you.
Be
completely
yourself
with
them
and
try
inviting
THEM
out
to
a
happy
hour.
That
is
my
advice.
Marcia 2nd Nov 07
I
feel
your
pain.
I'm
not
in
a
'higher'
position
in
my
company,
but
our
company
is
broken
into
departments
of
about
50
and
sub
departments
of
around
10
or
so.
Out
of
the
entire
department
I
am
1
of
2
girls
and
I
never
see
the
other
one
anyways.
I
think
I
fit
in
better
with
guys
than
females
for
the
most
part
anyways,
always
teasing
about
their
sports
teams
and
such
and
we
have
parenting
in
common
as
well.
I
also
have
an
age
gap
to
deal
with,
I'm
22
and
95%
of
the
guys
are
40+.
I
show
respect
to
them
and
they
show
it
right
back.
Nataly 2nd Nov 07
I
really
know
how
you
feel
-
I
spent
years
in
an
all-male
office
and
it
was
really
tough.
What I tried to do is start conversations and involve them instead - this is NOT easy, but it worked sometimes. I wouldn't try to talk about stuff like golf or things I didn't know about - but instead about something in the business or something funny about a competitor or something political - topics I knew they were interested in. I can't say that this solved all issues, but it did make me more part of that group. |
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