It's 2014, yet from the level of discrimination professional women are still experiencing, you might assume it was 50 years earlier. These 10 reports were all sent to Everyday Sexism

This week a post on BuzzFeed detailing eight journalists' experiences of everyday sexism went viral, with many commenters expressing their shock at the level of misogyny and discrimination women still face in 2014. Unfortunately this phenomenon is in no way limited to journalism. Here are 10 stories sent in to the Everyday Sexism project.

Aviation

I'm an airline captain. I don't even notice all of the everyday sexism any more. It occasionally gets pointed out to me by my first officer and I have to tell them it happens all the time. Passengers think I'm cabin crew, engineers I talk to ask if I've told the captain yet, dispatchers invariably talk to my (usually male) first officer before he directs them in my direction. When passengers on the airbridge can see into the cockpit they actually point and stare at me – it's exhausting. There isn't a tremendous amount I can do to counter it, apart from having a sense of humour about it and being bloody good at my job.

Medicine

I am a female doctor working in a public hospital. I am constantly reminded by patients and other hospital staff that being a female doctor is not yet accepted by society. The first thing a patient says when they see me is "Nurse, can I get another sandwich?", "Nurse, can I get another blanket?" or my personal favourite, "Are you a nursing student?" There have been several occasions when I have spent over 40 minutes with a patient, explaining to them that I am their doctor and running through the investigations and treatment I am going to provide, and all I get in response is: "OK, but when do I get to see the doctor?".

Teaching

Having to listen to male students make sexist and misogynistic remarks about my clothes or my looks while I'm teaching English literature. They think I can't hear them but I can.

Veterinary medicine

I am a vet (working solely with horses), and working in a traditionally male-dominated industry is very difficult. I experience sexism on a day to day basis: "Last year when he had this done, he didn't need sedation, but then it was a male vet that saw him". When I turn up to assist in delivering a foal: "Is there any chance you can call a male vet – I just don't think you will be able to do this as a girl." I could stay here all day writing the various comments I have received.

Architecture

Just answered the phone in office (no one else happens to be in).

Him: I want to speak to an architect.

Me: [after getting several spec sales calls throughout the morning] What company are you?

Him: I have an architectural project.

Me: You can speak to me.

Him: No, I want one of the senior architects.

Me: I am one of the senior architects.

He hangs up.

Mathematics

I am a mathematician working in academia. One day I found out that one of my colleagues would frequently check with a male colleague to verify whether what I had just said (about university regulations or department politics or whatever) was true. He never does this to any of our male colleagues (at the time I was the only woman here). This is the same guy who was on a hiring committee with me. When we received a letter of recommendation praising a female candidate, he told me "The writer obviously only wanted to promote women."

Armed forces

I had a fellow soldier say to me: "I don't think women should be in the military but you're a good soldier."

Musician

I'm a full time musician, and one of the bands I play with was recently reviewed at a live gig for a leading jazz magazine – every male member of the group was mentioned for his musicianship or instrumental skill. The first thing that was said about me (the only female) was that I had a fetching flower in my hair.

Science

While visiting one of my farming clients I was shown a plant and asked if I knew its identity. The farmer was interested that feral deer were jumping over 6 foot high fencing to get into his paddocks to eat this plant. I told him its scientific name (I didn't know its common name) and why the deer found it so palatable. He was surprised that I knew the answer and responded with "Fancy a slip of a thing like you knowing that!" I am a professional ecologist with a strong interest in botany and was on the property in that capacity. How did he think I could do my job if I couldn't even identify common pasture species!

Engineering

I was the only mechanical engineer at my old company. The company was holding a training session for people who installed our product. I happened to be in the same room as the training session, using callipers to find some measurements I needed.

Installer 1: You don't normally see a woman using those types of tools.

Me: Well, I'm the mechanical engineer so I am.

Installer 2 to Installer 1: We're just going to have to get used to things like this, it's the direction the world's moving.

Me: I'm here now, so you may want to get used to it now."