I'm adding this article about how men marginalize women in the workplace because I think it's important (at least to me, since I experienced it).

Sexism in the Workplace: No Escape · Guardian Liberty Voice

"Another major strategy that men use to oppress women in the workplace is through wage inequality. Despite women’s best efforts to the contrary, women still make just 77 cents to every dollar men make. Often, men with fewer credentials and worse work performance make more base salary than their female counterparts."

The other male temp was paid more than I was, and I found this out by accident when he was chatting with someone in the breakroom.

"If women complain about any of these methods, they are viewed as “aggressive,” “impossible to work with,” and “abrasive,” among other descriptive terms that are rarely used to describe men. The firing of Jill Abramson from the New York Times (she was the very first woman to have ever held the position) sparked much discussion about subtle sexism in the field of journalism specifically. Abramson was viewed as “brusque,” “combative,” “pushy,” “unlikeable,” “mean” and “belligerent.” Many feel that this perception of her contributed to her being fired; however, other New York Times staff members admitted that those same qualities observed in men had never before been a reason for any of those men to be fired; in fact, studies show that men are greatly rewarded for the same behavior Abramson reportedly displayed."

This is EXACTLY what happened to me after I filed my complaint to my temp agency; the account managers sympathized but the branch manager (a woman) labeled me as "argumentative" because I filed a complaint and asked to be removed from the assignment after I spoke with my supervisor about my concerns but he ignored me, and "pushy" because I asked to be put in a new temp assignment, since I didn't do anything wrong. The branch manager told me she didn't feel confident placing me again, although when I asked her if I could still work for that agency as a whole, she vaguely said yes I could. It was very difficult to sit across from her and remain calm, as she ignored my filed complaint completely, by not addressing any of the points I brought up or when i repeated the temp agency's policies for temps who get mistreated while on assignment. She blatantly ignored her own company's policies. And she's a branch manager!

I spent the past week reformatting my resume and calling other temp agencies to set up appointments to come in and apply with those places for this next week. Temps just don't get taken seriously or treated with respect. That's been my experience so far. I'm angry that my legitimate complaint was totally ignored and that the company policy for these situations was ignored too. I could complain to the branch manager's boss, but that could "rock the boat" as the saying goes. I will find out this week when I call in to seek assignments if I'm no longer able to work there. If that's the case, then I will complain to the branch manager's supervisor because they need to know she violated their company policy with me, for reasons I will never understand because I didn't do anything wrong.