Frustrated with people continually getting my degree title wrong
I am a NTT in a STEM field at a public institution. Earlier this semester I was awarded an Excellence in Teaching award at the college level along with many others. Everyone who had a PhD, had that next to their name on the little plaques we got. That is, except for me. No big deal. Just a small mistake. It didn’t bother me too much. Then recently I was asked to join a grant proposal and a letter of commitment was drafter for me. And guess what? I was attributed the title MS, instead of PhD. Yes, I know it’s not a big deal if people don’t recognize your title or mix it up. But this is twice in the span of a couple of months and it is at an institution I’ve been at for 5 years. It really irks me that people assume that because I am a lecturer and female, that surely I must only have a master’s degree. It’s the assumptions being made that upset me the most. And don’t even get me started on students insisting on calling me Ms. or ma’am. Like wtaf?? If this happens to you, how do you deal with it?