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I don’t think we should coddle that kind of an expectation. IMO its roots are pride. Whether male or female we should applaud excellence and rejoice in and proud of our brethren in their skills and wisdom. Furthermore our brethren need our input, our skills, our wisdom. To pretend we cannot or don’t know, or don’t understand, so that someone else doesn’t feel slighted may be OK on occasion when someone is down and we are trying to lift them up. But it should not be a way to operate in general.