All of these come down to 200M anecdotes really, partially because we are talking about preferences and comfort levels. In talking with the women around me, mo

All of these come down to 200M anecdotes really, partially because we are talking about preferences and comfort levels. In talking with the women around me, most don't really like working with men in the first place, they are more comfortable working with other women. I have male friends that are nurses, they miss working with other men, and kind of avoid working with women. In talk with my wife and her married friends, most of the wives would prefer their husbands not work with other women (and these women trust their husbands). Now throw in the rest of the work and society. I just got done with sexual harassment training. To be fair, most of the stuff is pretty obvious and straight forward. But the undertone is "everything will be used against you when dealing with the opposite sex"; best bet is to avoid them as best you can, don't speak, don't look them in the eye, and no matter what, don't be alone with them. TL:DR: In western society, I just don't think we are comfortable with the sexes working together, and I don't know how to fix it. I'm hoping I'm wrong on this.