I get and feel and experienced this.
I'm Actually Autistic, gender non-conforming. I've also "made" it to management only to be hit with the glass ceiling called "you don't belong here"
Any gender other than male is under-represented in leadership and it actually affects the workers below them.
fortune.com
There's a glaring inequitable gender experience in America's C-suite—and it's hurting companies
When employees see women in leadership roles being marginalized, it hits morale and diminishes trust.