> Years ago, I managed a woman who was bright, talented, capable, and an all around pleasure. She was sort of new to the industry and could come across as timid, so I did my best to be a poop umbrella for her, fighting battles behind the scenes to set her up for success. She was on a steady track to land a senior role.

This is not the first time I have seen a woman doing favoritism for another woman. The sad thing is even men are expected to "help" and "protect" women. This reverse-sexism in tech industry is rarely talked about because men usually don't make as much noise as women when they feel discriminated against, because men are expected to "man up". And, even when men talk or try to complain the HR (usually filled with woman) rarely takes notice of any such complaints from men.