[oblio]

> Selling yourself can be hard, but I have to say in my time of browsing HN I’ve never seen a male engineer complain about being completely ignored in their job in the way the commenter describes.

As a stereotype, men are more aggressive, even the quiet ones. After all, there's all that extra testosterone.

I'd guess that if men are overlooked they're more likely to lash out. And also because of this, other men tend to be more careful around other men, because they know in general that other men can lash out.

Again, everything I say is based on stereotypes, your mileage may vary, etc.