Thanks ... We're not at odds. You've confirmed that you're NOT one of those many who kick back at the consensus without any personal or reasonable basis for it. What you've highlighted is a good example of "workplace politics" based, by the sounds of it, on a single personality. All too common ... and USUALLY working in men's favour. I'd be well hacked of in your situation, but it's not the norm as far as I'm aware
I think the only thing we can say with certainty is that, although this is improving SLOWLY, corporation structure makes it easier for a male to get key jobs than his equally aged/qualified/talented/committed female counterpart .... Not across the board (no pun intended) as there are a few companies that take childbearing for example out of the equation ... but still entrenched. The problem is where "positive descrimination" swings a hammer "at the nuts" shall we say!
I'm a contractor - never been anything else. In my game - gender, race, religion are meaningless - you either know the job or you don't. Women earn exactly what men earn.
At point of hire possibly there is in unconscious bias, but once a team is up and running people are either capable or they aren't....it's nothing to do with gender etc.
