Geoff Burling wrote
- Arrogance. By the fact they have arrived at the end of a long
road of training, academics tend to be prima donnas;
Amusing argument (though I know what you mean), precisely because the endless tenure-track, US style, is said to militate against women.
Actually, I'd say that arrogance is typical of the high-self-esteem academic subjects, not those that give people low self-esteem. Leave it to others to pick the bones out of that, but it's an important distinction to bear in mind.
Charles