[Windguy]

I was actually wondering if similar things have occured with guys in women dominated industries.

I believe capsicum spray and tazers will allow women to be an equal in the police force now. Before then if a fight occured who would you rather backing you up, a 5 foot nothing woman or a 6 foot 2 bloke. So their over compensating is just to prove themselves worthy in the police force. When they do try to conpensate they rush into a situation without thought, which is dangerous.

In my industry the women I have worked with have to alert ten people about any small problem, and they take it upon themselves to report other peoples problems while that person is handling it anyway. A male dominated society, they believe they have to prove themselves all of the time. I feel sorry for them because bosses in a male dominated job just want the job done, and problems reported when they need to be reported. Courtesy emails after solving smaller problems go a long way in showing you are the best employee they can have. A set and forget employee.