While this is only a small part of this thread, I notice a big difference in the way I am treated based on the way I am dressed. I like to travel in jeans and a SF49ers sweatshirt. So what! Does that mean I should be treated any differently? I actually had a UA FA make me prove who I was on board the plane last week because I did "not look like a typical 1K".
Enough rant. I understand and agree totally with this thread, but the issue is not limited to women alone.