During the period 1996-97 I worked in Canberra in the Attorney-Generals Department in the Legal Aid and Family Services (LAFS) area. There were 36 staff in our section and 34 of them were women. At that time I was about 41 and the other male was an older man in his 60’s who had been there forever (and was regarded as a bit of a joke). I …
During the period 1996-97 I worked in Canberra in the Attorney-Generals Department in the Legal Aid and Family Services (LAFS) area. There were 36 staff in our section and 34 of them were women. At that time I was about 41 and the other male was an older man in his 60’s who had been there forever (and was regarded as a bit of a joke). I was there on a one-year contract project. During the 12 months I was there I found it to be a highly feminised environment and I was often amazed by all the intrigue and competition that went on between the power-hungry women. Bullying (and shouting) amongst the women was not unusual. One thing that sticks in my mind was when I was told by one of the senior women who worked there that through her policy development and implementation she was committed to the redistribution of wealth from men to women. She wanted to ensure that money was taken from men and given to women, and the main arena where this would take place would be through the family law system. 90% of the women who worked there were either single, separated or divorced and quite anti-male. I thought it to be a very distorted culture. This was 26 years ago!
That's interesting, David. I am actually collecting stories about women's bullying in the workplace. If anyone reading this has anecdotes or data to contribute, please send it via my email, or website.
As a woman, I have suffered extremely from bullying in the workplace, almost completely by women. Women can be utter bitches to each other, and very skilled at it. It was very hard for me to hold on to jobs I had qualified and worked hard to get because of women undermining.me. Not blokes. I have mostly found men courteous and helpful in the workplace.
During the period 1996-97 I worked in Canberra in the Attorney-Generals Department in the Legal Aid and Family Services (LAFS) area. There were 36 staff in our section and 34 of them were women. At that time I was about 41 and the other male was an older man in his 60’s who had been there forever (and was regarded as a bit of a joke). I was there on a one-year contract project. During the 12 months I was there I found it to be a highly feminised environment and I was often amazed by all the intrigue and competition that went on between the power-hungry women. Bullying (and shouting) amongst the women was not unusual. One thing that sticks in my mind was when I was told by one of the senior women who worked there that through her policy development and implementation she was committed to the redistribution of wealth from men to women. She wanted to ensure that money was taken from men and given to women, and the main arena where this would take place would be through the family law system. 90% of the women who worked there were either single, separated or divorced and quite anti-male. I thought it to be a very distorted culture. This was 26 years ago!
That's interesting, David. I am actually collecting stories about women's bullying in the workplace. If anyone reading this has anecdotes or data to contribute, please send it via my email, or website.
As a woman, I have suffered extremely from bullying in the workplace, almost completely by women. Women can be utter bitches to each other, and very skilled at it. It was very hard for me to hold on to jobs I had qualified and worked hard to get because of women undermining.me. Not blokes. I have mostly found men courteous and helpful in the workplace.