Also for some reason I’m pretty sure that men are unlikely to backstab their former employer and instead silently move on, because they’re very likely not interested in having their future employer see them as a liability?
In the previous firm I worked as VPE I was forced to let an entire team go due to financial constraints, and the following reviews were somewhat shocking.
I'll never forget this one review: "everyone in the company are spineless yes-men". I know who it was because that particular person used a German wording that's unusual and only a single person in that team ever used (it was a woman I actually respected / still respect / for her experience and commitment, but the review was submitted as a male).
I guess I'm letting these reviews get too close to me, but that hurt to read. I even made sure that everyone in that team got a new job and I even spent an hour or so per employee in reference calls with their future employers... and that review was written after their new contracts were signed.