all sorts of nuances involved at the industry, company or even personal level (as in your example).

But by and large it does seem to be a commonly reported experience by women in male-dominated work environments.

The leadership structure is an interesting caveat too

>chain of command (Task lead, team lead, project manager,
>program director all women)

A former employer which I would rank the worst in terms of inequitable treatment/compensation of female employees had a number of women in leadership positions. I actually saw this as a good thing, initially, for the mentor/sponsor possibilities.

But I found that even female leadership can accommodate a discriminatory company culture if it means protecting/advancing their own professional interests. The chain-of-command got progressively male-dominated as one looked up the ranks... it was interesting to watch the degree of skepticism within leadership as well.