Case Study :

Maria and her colleague Louis just reviewed the latest draft of a proposal with their boss. During the meeting, they were supposed to be jointly presenting their latest ideas. But when Maria paused to take a breath, Louis took over the presentation, making almost all the points they had come up with together. When the boss turned to Maria for input, there was nothing left for her to say.

Maria has been feeling humiliated and angry throughout this project. First, Louis took their suggestions to the boss and discussed them behind her back. Second, he completely monopolized the presentation. Consequently, Maria believes that Louis is downplaying her emotions because she is the only woman in the team 

She's getting fed up with his "boys' club" mentality. So what 

does she do? She doesn't want to appear "oversensitive," so most of the time she says nothing and just does her job. However, she 

does manage to assert herself by occasionally getting in sarcastic Jabs about the way she's being treated. 

Sure I can get that printout for you. Should I just get your coffee and whip up a bundt cake while I'm at it?" she mutters, and rolls her eyes as she exits the room. Louis, in in turn, finds Maria’s cheap shots and sarcasm puzzling. He is not sure what has made Maria upset but is surely getting angry at her hostile attitude and reaction to almost everything.

As a result whenever they work together one can sense tension all around.

Analyze this case study to understand what has caused this rift