[GrayTextIsTruth]

> it is common practice for male executives to have female subordinates take responsibility when things go wrong

I’m gonna go out in a limb here and say it’s common for any executive to pass the buck to any subordinate. It’s human nature to not want blame.

[happytoexplain]

As with all generalizations, it's a matter of ratio. I can only speak anecdotally when I say that I've seen this happen between male execs and female subordinates more often than other combinations.

[xtian]

> It’s human nature to not want blame.

That’s not human nature, it’s a pathological, immature state of mind.

[azangru]

> it’s a pathological, immature state of mind

The word "pathological", presumably, means "deviating from the normal". The word "normal", in its turn, has two distinct meanings: one that is about what is desirable, the other is about what is common. On these grounds, and according to the second meaning of the word "normal", I would argue that fear is not pathological, nor is the desire to escape blame. It's quite normal. Whether some people can control this desire is the question.

[xtian]

That’s not what pathological means at all…

[commandlinefan]

> it’s a pathological, immature state of mind.

So, exactly the state of mind that leads one to become a business executive than?

[xtian]

No doubt, in many cases.

[GrayTextIsTruth]

>immature state

Human nature IS an immature state. It’s our uncivilized base instinct. So yes.

[xtian]

There’s really no indication that civilization is in any way correlated with personal maturity.