>>333196electrical engineer. obviously math is important in engineering school. once you get out of school, it is important as a foundation to know what your programs are doing mathematically, but I rarely have to hand calculate anything.
as far as abuse, I work with a lot of blue collar types and good ol boys. I guess they know not to harass the couple of women that visit their plant, since that has never happened to me. I'm also not traditionally pretty, so maybe that's helps