They tend to be wimpy when it comes to dealing with inter-office conflict. Especially if it is between two women.
Not to say that there aren't wimpy female supervisors as well but they are about 50/50 while with guys it is almost 100%. I don't get it. The job of the boss is to keep the group going in the same direction with minimal fuss. But there seem to be few bosses who are able to do that effectively.
From what I understand, most bosses are terrified of lawsuits, EEOC filings, discrimination complaints and worse. When my husband was a supervisor a couple of years ago, he’d have stories that would make you shake your head in disbelief. Just try and discipline an unruly employee and you’ll get a complaint notice of “discrimination” within a week.
I had two black women, both younger than me, who got in an argument because I removed "Mydol" from the first aid kit. The argument was whether or not "Mydol" was actually needed by women.
I was forced to remove the medication by company policy, but I sure didn't want to step into that cat-fight. I did, eventually and reluctantly.
I worked in an office that had warring factions (all females) and the manager was a man. He was completely ineffective, let the war escalate to near nuclear levels, and pretty much ruined all productive activities.
He then resigned and 2 women were hired. They put all on notice that no bs would be tolerated. No one was beyond examination, all were under scrutiny, and you had better account for your actions. Heads rolled. It didn't completely end all of the warring, but most of the guilty parties left.