Benevolent sexism is widely accepted in our society, but did you know that it makes women feel incompetent, less respected at work by their peers, and at times, in danger? Picture this – you’re sitting in a team meeting and a colleague pointedly apologises for swearing to the only woman there. While this seems polite, we do need to ask a couple of questions: will the woman by default be more offended by the cursing than the men? are men incapable of feeling uncomfortable about swearing and slurs? Obviously, the answer to these questions is no, but these may well…