[omonra]

Is it just me or is there a gaping logical hole in this story.

The guy who supposedly refused to work for her because of her gender must have realized that she is a woman long before signing the contract. Ie - if he really had problem reporting to a woman, why go through the process if the information was readily available that it wasn't for him?

Occam's razor (as opposed to her coach) would posit that certain events changed his mind, as per his explanation to her.

However - the phenomenon that is real is her uncertainty as to whether her gender was a factor. Ie - it would not occur to a man to question that. Unfortunately that's life.