Rich Rodriguez's definitions

Estrogen Mafia

A corporate management structure led by women where women ascend to leadership roles based on their sex and avoidance of normal corporate conflict; rather, they employee a passive-aggressive, gossipy, high-school-like approach to dealing with conflict.

It doesn't matter if she doesn't have a clue or understand the work her staff is doing. You don't challenge her in public meeting, she's part of the Estrogen Mafia. That's why the CIO hired her. Jeeze, you really don't want to work here any more, do you?

by Rich Rodriguez January 24, 2008