14 “horrifying” sexist things women have heard at work

From being labelled as emotional to having their waistlines commented on, women are facing yet more uninhibited sexism in the workplace.

A recent online survey invited women to disclose their own personal experiences of discrimination at work, with some shocking results. The data was collaborated by Suzannah Weiss, who embarked on the experiment after reading Deloitte's annual Millennial Survey, which found that half of women feel they are being overlooked for leadership positions because of their gender.

In an interview with Bustle, Weiss commented on the results of her survey, saying: “I put out a call to see if everyday women had stories of facing this form of discrimination — and, boy, did they ever. A survey I circulated on social media quickly filled up with responses; one woman even kept me on the phone for half an hour to share all her horrifying stories from the construction sites where she worked as an environmental consultant.

“Workplace sexism is alive and well indeed, and there are many, many real women with real stories behind all the statistics.”