“Hannah, you need to do these two. » Colasurdo felt slightly offended that her boss didn't have as much confidence in her, but her boss didn't realize that she had been on a swim team for several years, which gave her an advantage over the rest of his colleagues. She successfully completed every rescue and additional test she was required to perform. Even though Colasurdo believed she had proven herself at the Y, her boss and supervisors always, unintentionally and intentionally, treated her differently. During one of his first shifts, his supervisor asked him to water the Y's plants because it was "women's work," a term he used to explain why Colasurdo was the better person for this task. She took on this new responsibility with a polite nod, but from that point on she knew that her gender would likely lead to her ending up with more assignments than her male colleagues. One day, Colasurdo took his break in the break room with a few male rescuers. As she devoured her last Doritos chip, one of her male supervisors entered. “Guys, there are crumbs all over the paddling pool.” His supervisor looked around the room and pointed to Colasurdo. “Hannah, you should clean it