Unfortunately that’s generally not true in my experience. I’ve seen women in stressful, sexist workplaces lash out at other women, and generally be very hostile towards each other. It’s just human nature—you see the same thing in children who have been scolded and then lash out on their younger sibling in response. It’s why bullies in school often come from troubled home environments. As they say in the military: “shit rolls downhill.”
You have to create and nurture a supportive, cooperative environment to overcome that natural behavior. It is very much not the default.
Unfortunately that’s generally not true in my experience. I’ve seen women in stressful, sexist workplaces lash out at other women, and generally be very hostile towards each other. It’s just human nature—you see the same thing in children who have been scolded and then lash out on their younger sibling in response. It’s why bullies in school often come from troubled home environments. As they say in the military: “shit rolls downhill.”
You have to create and nurture a supportive, cooperative environment to overcome that natural behavior. It is very much not the default.