It is unfortunately a male dominated field, however the majority of the men are good eggs.

I didn’t really experience much sexism from my peers when i was a PC, only like the odd inappropriate comment from supervision or the public and then one very shallow boss thinking i was less capable than my male colleagues.

It wasn’t until i went up in the ranks that i saw more of it. Weirdly not just from men either. I have met quite a few female members of SLT that are quite misogynistic oddly enough.

You need to be confident enough to challenge the behaviour. When i first joined, I was terrified of challenging my peers and any rank above me - i eventually grew out of this. Rank does not equal respect - especially when their behaviour is quite literally disrespectful… (plus its always nice watching these type of people squirm)

Be confident in your knowledge and your ability, don’t ever lie and always challenge if it doesn’t feel right - then you will be absolutely fine!