I’m sure I encountered biases along the way but they were subtle and not easy to confront. Plus you don’t know that you’re being turned down for a job because you’re a woman or because you’re seen as not up to it for other reasons. Many years ago the question of whether a woman would be taken seriously as head of the Children’s Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) was raised by another woman (not in front of me, you can be sure) at one of the funding foundations. When I was asked if I’d be willing to be No. 2 if a man could be found to head the Workshop, I answered no and that ended the discussion.