[yobbo]

Honestly, (young) women in the workplace generally make for a better experience. They typically care more about creating a nice friendly atmosphere.

Young men (used to) bring assertiveness and a created an atmosphere of competition.

Maybe these roles aren't so clearly divided any more. For the vast number of job positions, it doesn't matter much in terms of competence who gets the job. It matters so much more that the coworkers are comfortable and enjoy the workplace.

Men had obvious advantage in physically demanding jobs, but fewer and fewer of these remain.

[hu3]

It's funny. At three places I worked at, I often heard from women that they preferred to work with men "because they are easier going, more honest and their mood is more stable".

I as a man, prefer to work with women. I've met some remarkable women and learned a lot from them and not only in tech.

[oh_sigh]

Your post is just "Let me tell you about the stereotypes I hold".

[krastanov]

I think it is a bit more complicated than just a stereotype. "Women bringing a different, less adversarial, work culture" is a trope present in the works of some feminist activist, DEI workshop facilitators, and sociological researchers. Usually it is phrased more as "we should be more accepting of workstyles that differ from the dominant workstyle", where the dominant workstyle happens to be associated with our current stereotypes about masculinity. This is definitely a difficult to discuss topic where you really need to steelman what you hear, otherwise the conversation quickly devolves.

[yobbo]

But that doesn't mean it is invalid when making sense of observations and phenomena.

Stereotype is just another word for "expectations based on experiences". It's not claimed to be finite absolute truth.