She was required to do her job, plus given all additional tasks to ensure that the Branch operates smoothly. However, I was harassed by my boss, who was incapable of assessing my work objectively and wrote negative and unsubstantiated things on my appraisal which required correction from the DM level. The workload is heavier, responsibilities are greater, and there is a much smaller margin for error. There is constant insecurity, downsizing. This puts more pressure on civil servants dealing with the industry.
Senior managers tend to turn a blind eye to the hours of extra effort that workload demands.
It has to be better than best. The higher one goes, the more one cannot help becoming aware of hitting the glass ceiling and the great need for cultural change in the Public Service - to practise what is preached in human resources management. Personal experience of equality doesn't happen theoretically or practically for women with a husband. Furthermore, those men who carry some of the family load are treated like heroes. No, women tend to have more responsibility for the family.