Just guessing, but if you find it impossible to communicate with the opposite sex, and your supervisor is of the opposite sex, then yes, it may be a problem. Also, if your supervisor suffers from this kind of problem, it may also be awkward.
As for women in academia, I think its disgusting for a number of reasons:
- They are taking up positions that could be filled by men
- They are very tempermental
- They are, by nature, emotional beings rather than logical. Science is all about logic.
- They could distract the men from work with sexy walking and perfume
- Their hair is a fire risk (Women should always have long hair)
- Someone needs to be cooking the dinner, tidying up and getting the shopping in
No doubt someone will be offended by some of these valid points, but what can you do when the PC brigade ride roughshod over good old fashioned common sense and values?