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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d tell my younger self to try very hard to figure out if I’ll be working for a woman who sees me as a mentee or as a threat. Strangely this doesn’t really seem to apply to male supervisors in my experience. Who you work for is 90% of happiness on the job for me. [/quote]

+1 very true. I haven’t had much luck finding good female mentors, especially after 30. Women support their friends at work and will speak up for them, and if you don’t already have those strong friendships with a few at your organization, you’re on your own.

Men are more willing to help you if they like you as a person, especially when you’re younger (and being attractive is a big plus). [/quote]

DP I have a successful career but have definitely been treated poorly many times, most often by women. The white men in our workplace get treated with respect. Women, especially young ones, are often treated with condescension, asked to do administrative work that is not part of their job role, and publicly berated. I think the female leaders feel more confident about abusing other women - they won't be accused of sexism like the male leaders, and they don't feel confident abusing men, especially white men. I also think female leaders feel a need to generally not be too nice or they won't be respected, whereas the male leaders have more of an incentive to appear kind and gracious.[/quote]

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