That, and you have to spend so much time justifying your value. Most people can appreciate when things look nice. However the bar is usually pretty low, set to above “barely working” in most cases. That, coupled with the things you mentioned above, makes the field difficult.
Just because we're the one usually excluded from photos encouraging diversity, since for some reason we're oppressing, even though we've driven the tech ecosystem for ages. And by driving, I mean, working our asses off, hoping for help, no matter what color, gender, sex, etc.