Catch 22: Challenging Masculine Leader Stereotypes (2011)

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2. Totally agree

It is a subtle yet insidious form of discrimination. As a nurse I've worked almost exclusively with female supervisors and managers. Nursing has been refered to a profession that eats its young.

We should stand together and support one another as we see each other climbing the rungs of the ladder towards that glass ceiling.

It is hard to be fair and tough and not be labeled a bitch.

That is why I'm all for reclaiming it as a positive attribute and making it a good thing. I know we are not there yet, but I hope someday if someone is called a bitch the reply will be, "Why, thank you, for seeing me as tough and strong."