This mean by overcoming men and their alleged hostility toward women.
In my opinion it means being successful in predominantly male fields. Not an easy feat for women trying to fit into such roles. For example, in the case of Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz, who I linked to in post #107, a Danish fisherman tried to persuade her to abort her trip to Scotland.
He said," Who wants to sail in such a little boat to the North Sea? And also, you're all women. Go back home, it's well enough that you've made it in one piece to Skagen."
It's insulting, especially given that she was a naval engineer too and very capable of servicing her own yacht. Women throughout history have had to put up with this crap when they have proven time and again that they can be successful in male dominated professions.
BTW, if you could, please don't turn this thread into the usual trolling crap. I posted about Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz because I'm trying to revive an interesting thread.