As a junior in college I sit in lectures surrounded by peers, mostly male peers to be exact. There are not a lot of girls in my class when the professor takes roll or even when I look around. Welcome to the school of business. The business industry has always been more male dominated, and I am perfectly fine with that!
Do not doubt me because I am a female. In one of my lectures sexism is often a talk, when it comes to men vs women in the workplace. Males make more, have more opportunities to advance and the list goes on. Males have more advantages in the workplace- but that statistic is not going to stop me.
I am in business to make a difference. I never thought I would be going into business, but now that I'm in it I refuse to be another statistic. I want to make a difference in the workplace, I will run a team of people, I will advance in my career, I will not let anyone hold me back, and as for that pay gap it will change one day, but for now I will deal with it, and continue to climb the stairs to the top.
Some may be scared to go into a male dominated career, personally I think that everyone needs to remember it is 2016 and not 1999.. just because I am a female does not mean I won't dominate my field!
