I work in a male-dominated field. Lately what I've been dealing with is male managers telling me where and what they think I should be doing with my life.

One of the things I learned is to be firm, yet professional. One has to be tactful, polite, AND show the maturity to allow certain stupid things to roll off the back and know when BS shouldn't be tolerated.

I think it would be harder if I was a younger woman, but I'm over 30 now and have developed enough thick skin to cope with tough situations.