Sexism Comes From The Most Unlikely Places

I thought i'd share with you the most sexist thing that's happened to me, and surprisingly it came from a female ex-employer.

Back in 2006, I started my pastry cook apprenticeship. pastry and baking requires early starts, to begin with i was doing a 4am start. my then employer stated; 

"there's a spare car space out the back for you to park" to which i replied 

"well i dont drive, i only live four blocks away, so im going to walk"

"can you get your parents to drop you off?" although i lived with them, i was 19 and they encouraged me to be indipendant

"well no, im happy to walk, honestly"

"no, it's too early for a girl to be walking alone through town, i'll get one of the cooks to pick you up every morning"

That just pissed me off, a girl at 19 isn't allowed walk four blocks in a small country town at 4am yet her son at age 19 is allowed to wonder round drunk at all hours of the night. So after about 6 months i convinced my co-workers to let me walk, which i did for the next 4 years working there.

I think it's incredible that a woman in her mid 40's who must have been around through the burning of the bras in the 70's can be so "no, you need a male escort" yet the men in that work place were happy for me to walk. Not only that but also work alone in the building between 1am and 6am on a Sunday morning when there's 3 popular pubs nearby.

sexism isnt always from men, ive found men to be more pro feminist than women