In my 40-year career, I've had both male and female bosses, and I have had no trouble with that. I've sometimes heard behind-the-scenes talk, though, that shows others are not always so comfortable with women being in charge. I am currently working a side-job for a woman who owns her own company. She does military contracting, and she's said it's common when she is giving a presentation for a male officer to question something she says, but when another male says exactly the same thing, it's accepted without question. I'm sure it does irritate her, but she's learned to deal with it and attributes it to the military environment. (Which may be partly true, but not entirely.)

I've raised four daughters, and I always tried to encourage them in their interests and careers. At the same time, I think it's important to recognize that there are a few differences between men and women. Those differences do not imply that one is superior to the other, certainly, but in a few circumstances we may play different roles (mothers and fathers play equally important but somewhat different roles in raising children, for example). There is a beautiful analogy presented in the Holy Writings of the Baha'i Faith (my religion), which takes equality of women and men as a core principle:

"The world of humanity is possessed of two wings: the male and the female. So long as these two wings are not equivalent in strength, the bird will not fly. Until womankind reaches the same degree as man, until she enjoys the same arena of activity, extraordinary attainment for humanity will not be realized; humanity cannot wing its way to heights of real attainment." (‘Abdu’l-Bahá, “The Promulgation of Universal Peace” , para. 113.13; from a talk delivered October 25, 1912)

At the same time, we are dealing with prejudices and misconceptions that are deeply ingrained in our thought, just as racism is. It is not something that can be overcome quickly or easily. Moreover, it is fundamentally a spiritual problem bound up with our perception of what and who we are. The day will come when the equality of women and men is recognized, when racism is a thing of the past, when all those artificial barriers we have erected between ourselves have fallen. We just have to keep working at it and have a little patience.

You, by the way, are doing great!