Oh yes, many of us are tired of listening to women blame their professional failures on sexism. There is nothing more aggravating than listening to a woman tearfully blame every bump in the road on sexism. I usually sat there in awkward silence, hoping they'd change the subject.
Meanwhile I was thinking, no, you failed because you made a mistake, or you blew it, or maybe you never were as smart or as good at your job as you expected. When men screw up we don't have that crutch to lean back on.
In one instance I had to listen to my own boss tearfully complain about how hard it was for a woman to get ahead professionally. Not sure what the problem was, as she was my boss, and her boss was a woman. Not real inspiring.
So please, unless you have actual concrete examples of how you were a victim of sexism, spare the rest of us.
