It's not only a male thing, but those are traits that are considered integral to masculinity in our culture (and inappropriate for women). Don't fool yourself - A woman who is loud is seen as bitch. A man who does that is seen as assertive.
https://ecornell-impact.cornell.edu/women-are-bossy-and-men-are-decisive/
Fleming: Look, here we have “unassertive” and “bossy” right next to each other — that’s interesting.I can see some more are continuing to roll in, but what you see is that many of the stereotypes fall into what we call communal characteristics. And then you see that people list all of these negative words that are applied to women when they violate that communal stereotype. That’s where you get bitchy, controlling, overly assertives.
Wofford: All of which would probably be considered assets for a male, right?
Fleming: For males, it would be an asset. So that’s kind of the content of gender stereotypes and they do change over time, but mostly you see the same answers.
"As one who coaches and trains hundreds of mid- to senior-level professional women every year, I can assure you that this is not an isolated experience – it’s a widespread global phenomenon. In my own professional life, I was hired at the level of vice president in a male-dominated organization, and I experienced being demeaned and negatively punished for being forceful and firm. In fact, throughout my 18 years in corporate life, there were numerous experiences of this. I’d been called a “buzz saw” for getting things done expeditiously, a “bitch” for being forceful, and other choice (negative) words for assertive behavior that was applauded and even rewarded in my male colleagues."
