We heard from a professor last week at our meeting who, similar to you, Ms. McDonald, had done a lot of work on the issue. The professor pointed out that especially where there is a female working in a male-dominated culture, the pushback often comes out of concern for their own jobs as males. They have a female now working beside them in a similar capacity, and generally the women tend to be assertive and outspoken, and the men feel threatened by that. The consequence is a variety of harassment techniques that are often used on the women.
What are your comments on that?