SmallBiz Small Talk Gender Discrimination

In this Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, photo Ollie co-founders Gabby Slome and Alex Douzet pose for a picture at the manufacturing facility where their dog food is made in Woodbridge, N.J. Potential customers or investors often assume that Slome and Douzet, two of the co-founders of dog food manufacturer Ollie, are married. Outsiders can't seem to get their minds around the fact that Slome, who's married to someone else, could be running a business without her husband, or without him bankrolling her. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)