This post actually applies to anyone who is a minority in a particular professional environment. In my case, it happens to be that I am a female in a male-dominated industry. I go to lots of conferences. I think I hit about 11 last year alone. I also work in a male-dominated industry and get sent …

Having the benefit of traveling for my job, I fly commercially a lot. I typically try and choose a good combination of cheap and direct, which means I end up flying a bunch of different airlines. I know, I know, I should probably stick with one in particular to build up points, gain status, yada …