Just Call Me 'Doctor'

When il camie time to recognize the dignitaries, a fellow administrator thanked the school district's assistant superintendents (me and my male counterpart). Forget the small thrill of being Dr. Jill and settle for the larger thrill of living for the next fom1 years in the best public housing in the world as First Lady Jül Biden." Returning to my original question - Wiry did I not demand lohe addressed with my proper title? - the answer is simple, ff 1 were a man, the action would command respect; but as a woman, it would be viewed as pretentious or uptight or aggressive, ît felt easier to swallow my pride than to hear the choruses of "its not a big deal" or "no one meant to offend you" or "lighten up," Because event if these weren't siriti to my face, they certainty would be whispered behind my backPfcrhapS the bigger question then is not "Why didn't 1 demand respect?" but rather "Why do I need to demand it?" If my male colleague is referred to as "Doctor" and 1 too am a Doctor, then call me "Doctor."