Even before I went to the UN, I often would want to say something in a meeting - only woman at the table - and I'd think, 'OK well, I don't think I'll say that. It may sound stupid.' And then some man says it, and everybody thinks it's completely brilliant, and you are so mad at yourself for not say
Arrogance, pedantry, and dogmatism; the occupational diseases of those who spend their lives directing the intellects of the young.