Eating their young…
Recently I observed that I have seen a few times. It is or seems to be a tendency for women to be tough on one another. It is like trying to ‘undo’ or remove someone that might otherwise be an ally. I find it interesting and disturbing at the same time.
Women are often the more relational, yet this type of behavior seems to be the antithesis. In this particular case, these were some of the supervisors discussing the potential of a new manager. Only one of the supervisors is male (not in on the discussion). What struck me as odd, is that of the two candidates they were discussing — I believe the woman was more qualified. But they were suggesting that they should not hire her unless she had worked there a while. They were creating a ‘higher’ bar for the woman, and making excuses as to why the other candidate would likely be fine even though the experience was not as good of a fit.
It is very interesting…