To some extent, I probably dealt with a little bit of that when I was in the Air Force, especially when starting a new assignment as I was in a male dominated field. I found that I had to work harder, had to prove I could do the job every time I was reassigned (when a new male was assigned, it was assumed he could do the job), be ready to be criticized quicker, had to have a take no crap attitude and had to accept that everything was going to be harder for me to achieve (awards, promotions). If I hadn't had to deal with that I probably would have done at least a full 20 years, as it was, after Desert Storm there was a huge decrease in manning, they were cutting 40% of my field, my rank, so I opted for an early out and got paid to get out early. I don't regret my time in and my only regret about getting out is losing retirement pay.

I haven't experience that in my work since I've been out of the Air Force. I've had horrible bosses, but never have worked with a group of men that teamed up like that.