I don't believe this is as simple as an exclusively male problem, I have worked for both men and women who have abused their power, it just happens in different ways. IMHO men tend to go the sexual/inappropriate remark route while women go for the backstabbing/downright malicious "I'll get you" route, especially if they feel threatened. I've had experience with both having gone to a convent school for several years and worked for and with many men and women.