Would never happen. Never

A woman I know recently competed in a 10-K race and came first.  This was a huge achievement because there were 4,500 runners in the race.  That's right:  four thousand five hundred.  In addition to being the first woman, she was 13th overall.  A very remarkable achievement.

But the timing was incorrect and she was mysteriously scored third woman.  Why?  Because the two women ostensibly "ahead" of her had registered for the 10K, but had only done the 5K.  So, the computer chip had them first and second for the 10K.  Get it?   

The race organizers blew this first woman winner off -- including the prize money she would have received, a not insignificant amount, by the way.  Would this have happened had the mixup been about the men?  Never, ever, ever, ever in a million years.  They would have turned themselves inside-out to correct the results and ensure the male runners got their due.  The time was eventually corrected, but this woman who won has heard absolutely zip from the organizers. 

This is totally unacceptable.  If you think things have changed between men and women, you'd be wrong.