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In the 2014 Zogby survey, Namie reported that 69% of workplace bullies are male – with 57% percent of those targeting women. Surprisingly, a large proportion of targets from female bullies were women as well (68%). Why would women choose to denigrate their own gender? A telling explanation from Porath, Overbeck, and Pearson (2008) lies in perceived status differences – with status incongruency theory (Fernandez, 1981) suggesting that race and gender exist in a nested hierarchy. Turn the page…