By Bupesh Jain
Published: Monday 10 September 2007
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Name
Sarah
Location
Sussex
Occupation
It Service Desk Manager
Comment
It is no wonder many women find it difficult to ask for assistance while shopping for technology when the sales advisers (a large percentage of whom are male) either have condescending attitude or lack the knowledge themselves.
But the thing that I find the most patronizing is when I ask a question about a piece of equipment and the response is directed to my male companion.
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