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In reply to the discussion: 67 year old woman here..long and varied work history...Most of my female bosses were horrid. [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)a lot of female superiors, but I'd say they ranged from very good to middlin' to bad. I think the one way in which a couple were "worse" than men were in developing cliquish relationships with women employees.
But the men had their own problems. In early years a benignly insulting behavior required of all lower level female employees was the norm. I never took to the cute, head-tilted apologetic aspect expected when making even the most reasonable request.
I was also never hit up by a female boss, refused training or advancement to a position I'd earned, or expected to accept low-pay assignments because I was the female. All occurred while working for men. Twice I was forced to advance by lateral moves to other companies because men would only hire men for the positions I wanted.