Hi Bill! My point is that when women have strong boundaries, they are usually perceived as a bitch, even when we haven’t done anything actually bitchy. I’ve had this happen countless times. I’m a very nice, passive, quiet person, but when I say I’m not comfortable with something, when I say, “No,” etc. people often have said, “Wow, I didn’t know you were such a bitch.” It doesn’t take much for people to dismiss women in this way.