Nearly every professional woman has had the experience of saying something in a meeting, receiving no response, and then listening as a male colleague offers the same thought or suggestion minutes later to great acclaim. The first time it happens, she feels slightly foolish and is a little unsettled. Did I say that out loud or just in my head? Maybe he made the point better than I did. The second time it happens, she gets frustrated. The third time, she gets angry.\
Worked with men in a variety of settings. Never did this happen to me, whether I was the only woman in the room, or working in a mixed group on a board. How one commands a meeting is important. When playing with the big boys one needs to take up as much room as a big boy...but different.