Even today, women in some fields are still perceived as less competent.

perceived 是动词 perceive 的过去分词形式。perceive 由前缀 per-（表示"完全"）和词根 ceive（来自拉丁语 capere，意为"抓住、理解"）组成，意思是"察觉、认识到"。在被动语态中表示"被看作、被认为"。 这里 perceived as 表示"被视作/被认为(具有某种特质)"，强调外界对女性的看法和评价。