▁… ▁unf az ed ▁by ▁all ▁the ▁practical ▁difficulties ." ▁ ▁Ch alleng es ▁ ▁Dr . ▁David ar ▁has ▁been ▁vocal ▁about ▁the ▁inher ent ▁gender ▁bias ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁E col ogy . ▁When ▁asked ▁about ▁how ▁she ▁was ▁treated ▁by ▁her ▁male ▁colle agues , ▁she ▁said , ▁"" They ▁suggested ▁that ▁I ▁get ▁married ▁and ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁kitchen . ▁I ▁used ▁to ▁take ▁it ▁quite ▁personally ▁and ▁suffered ▁a ▁lot . ▁Now , ▁I ▁realize ▁this ▁only ▁creates ▁need less ▁stress ▁for ▁ones elf ." ▁She ▁also ▁acknowled ges ▁that ▁cas te ▁can ▁be ▁another ▁bar rier ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁which ▁is ▁mostly ▁domin ated ▁by ▁people ▁who ▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁upper ▁cas te . ▁She ▁said ▁that ▁though ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁proper ▁statistics , ▁" c aste - based ▁ne pot ism ▁is ▁very ▁much ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁academic ▁rec ruit ment ▁procedure ". ▁She ▁also ▁added , ▁" My ▁advice ▁to ▁research ers ▁from ▁dis adv ant aged ▁background s ▁unw el come ▁in ▁upper - c aste ▁networks ▁is ▁to ▁find ▁collabor ators ▁who ▁are ▁support ive ▁to ▁buffer ▁the ▁har sh ness . ▁Being ▁persistent ▁and ▁carrying ▁on ▁despite ▁difficulties ▁is ▁important . ▁What ▁I ▁found ▁is , ▁time ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁al ly ▁that ▁leads ▁to ▁event ual ▁success ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁her , ▁field ▁work ▁can ▁sometimes ▁be ▁challeng ing ▁to ▁women ▁research ers ▁due ▁to ▁" large ▁gang s ▁of ▁mostly ▁young ▁men ▁from ▁cities , ▁pro w