Everyone turned to Crystal, and they began to demand a toast. They banged their fists on the table in unison and shouted, “Toast! Toast! Toast! Toast!”

Amy handed Crystal a glass of wine, and she accepted it nervously. She lifted it in the air and said, “A toast to Professor Davis,” but Nathan refused to raise his glass.

Owen looked up at Crystal and said, “Nathan won’t accept your toast.”

Crystal: “Why?”

Owen: “Because you are a woman.”

The room went silent, and Amy ...