Lol....it works good when men don't think you know how to do something. Sometimes that "humble brag" about your education & career either puts them in their place OR it opens up an amazing conversation.
Kinda happened to me at the equipment company I bought my lawn tractor from. They kinda thought a woman doesn't know much about what they sell. We got talking about all kinds of technical information & by the end they said I knew more than some guys that come in to purchase equipment. All because I just mentioned in passing what me degree & my career was & just started engaging them in a technical conversation