“She works as hard as a man!”

For context, I am a man. I started in utility scale solar a while back and am now a project manager. My wife worked alongside me for years in the field so I understand the unique challenges for women. I never cared about gender or even what a resume said, I hired probably 2,000 people in my career and only cared that they had a good attitude and tried hard. Whenever I would get a woman from another jobsite or crew, I’d hear, “Yeah she works as hard as a man!” As if every man was worth a crap (not.) I would tell them, “That’s not a compliment. Just say they are a good worker and leave it at that.” Doesn’t need a qualifier. I dunno… thanks for listening.