Female Co-workers & Chivalry

So I have been working out of the office with a female co-worker and I was just wondering what the proper etiquette was on being a gentleman.

Example: We entered Panera Bread earlier today. The door opened out. She was a closest to the entrance. For me to get the door for her I would have have had to cross in font or behind her and quicken my pace. It would have therefore been very deliberate that I was going out of my way to get the door for her.

Part of me says that a gentleman always gets the door for a lady. Then there is part of me that says in a work situation gender should not come into factor and therefore in the above example the person closest to the door would be the one to open it.

What says TW?

I would have opened the door for her, even if it was obvious that I was trying a little too hard. It's just being nice.
 
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