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I know this is an issue that we as a gender do deal with occasionally and for the most part has been settling down, but this year it has been more so evident for me. I am in a fellowship that accepts two fellows yearly. I am paired this year with an older male fellow who is about 15 years older than me. Though for the most part I do love my fellowship, I cannot help but notice the blatant "schmoozing" and joviality between the the male attendings and the other fellow. I don't think the other fellow is receiving any preferential treatment, but I do notice other physicians are more drawn to him. I must also add that I am of a minority ethnicity in the area that I work, so not sure if that plays into it as well. But I must say, I am getting tired of the conversations of bonding over sports, man oriented movies, and their high school age children. I also notice that some male physicians do teach him more and are more willing to work with him as well. He is a good fellow, but behind everyone's back he does complain about work and all those attendings that are nice to him. I feel like I constantly have to give my 150% while he does his 90%, just to compensate for me being me. Have others had similar experiences?