Yes, because it's probably impossible to solve the problem of women being harder on women, just as I think it's impossible to solve the problem of men being harder on other men (in the grand scheme of life, not just looking at the workplace). It's human nature. If you don't account for that, you could, without realizing it, "solve" the problem of men being harder on women in a professional context, then end up pushing the gender politics past the point of being helpful.

EDIT: I edited my reply to clarify some points just as you responded. I have now addressed your first question, and your second question is based on a misunderstanding due to poor wording on my part.

EDIT EDIT, because I seem to have triggered HN's flamewar detector and it's not letting me post anymore:

>I've been ignoring this premise for the sake of argument, but now it's time to raise an objection: Men aren't harder on other men. Both men and women are harder on women.

Yes, I do believe men are harder on men than on women in the grand scheme of life, even if I concede that men can be harder on women in business and the workplace. Men are significantly more likely to be victims of violence from men than women are, whether in public life or in war. Far more men than women are incarcerated in the United States, where they are subject to worse treatment at the hands of guards and other prisoners alike than women are. A woman being raped is a tragedy, a man being raped is a literally a joke, a timeless staple of "edgy" comedians. Fathers expect significantly more from their sons than their daughters. A young woman living with her parents after college is natural; a young man is ridiculed. Men with problems are often not taken seriously by their peers; instead of lending an understanding ear, they're told to simply "man up" and bear it. Their problems are certainly not taken seriously by the media, which claims that their problems are insignificant compared to those faced by women and that they need to "check their privilege." Perhaps it should not be surprising that men are more likely to commit suicide than women.

Some of those ideas, especially one about the expectations of fathers for a man's success, hint at another element of sexism: the patronizing way that men can expect less of women. If you agree that this element exists and sucks, then you are conceding that men are more critical of men than women. I'm not trying to sound like a "men's rights activist" or anything, but it boggles the mind how people can believe or disbelieve the same fact depending on when it suits their argument.

>>dssacco

>I have to disagree however. Most insults that men give other men attack their masculinity, which is implicitly sexist.

That's a great point historically, but in my experience it hasn't been true for a while, and the majority of middle-class men wouldn't tell a man to "stop acting like a woman" these days. When a man is told to "be a man," the subtext is not "because you're acting feminine," but rather "because you're acting childish," or perhaps "because men are not allowed to express weakness." You can choose to interpret this as "all men are sexist because they're holding men to a higher standard here," or you can interpret as "men are not allowed to do something natural that is extremely important for mental health." Yet you don't hear anyone complaining about "interalized misandry," people always manage to reframe everything negative about the male experience as a matter of misogyny. As if we aren't allowed to have our own problems unless they involve women.