I can even complete a whole sentence without being interrupted by a man.
Found a great essay by this essay by Ben Barres, a male-to-female (MTF) transgendered scientist who has experienced profound changes in treatment after becoming male.
His stories include being denied credit for solving a math problem as a women when an MIT professor accused her of having her boyfriend solve it, and a colleague who rated Barres' research much more highly once Barres had transitioned to male gender.
The piece that really speaks to me (from a sidebar):
By far, the main difference that I have noticed is that people who don't know I am transgendered treat me with much more respect: I can even complete a whole sentence without being interrupted by a man.
There's also a great bibliography, including a book called Why So Slow? The Advancement of Women which looks very interesting.
photo is from http://pages.prodigy.net/fljustice/faith_pics/hypatia.jpg. It is of Hypatia of Alexandria, an early woman scientist.
And thanks to feministing.com for the heads-up!