The New York-born Ms. Alsop has been reluctant to make an issue of her gender for fear of seeming self-serving.
Yet the war offered Woolf the novelist an opportunity to turn the restrictions of her gender to an unexpected advantage.
Doubts were raised over her gender because of her muscular physique, running style and sudden improvement in times.
Unfortunately, her affinity for pantsuits has also garnered her a great deal of criticism, especially from asshole style guys like Tim Gunn, who once flippantly described her as being "confused about her gender" because of her "big, baggy, menswear tailored pantsuits".
She sticks out, not just because of her gender, but because of the quiet determination she gives her character.
One player from the six-member Mohawks made herself even more distinguishable by virtue of her gender and her level of play.
Because of her gender, promotions were out of the question, according to the then-managing editor.
She was often disregarded in school because of her gender and the color of her skin.
In simpler times, you could call up your BFF from the OB's office after your ultrasound and tell her the gender of your baby.
When Julia Gillard departed office she thought her gender was part of the story but not all of the story.
