Competitive, often hostile, status-oriented struggle to be the alpha male didn’t match her view of herself and was not comfortable, even though that style had brought great success Joan’s personality,in contrast to Jonathan’s, feflected a more feminine style. Presiding at a conference after her transiton to Joan, Roughgarden surprised colleagues who were accustomed to Jonathan’s hard-charging style-Joan encouraged others to participate in dialogue, gave them positive feedback, and worked to bring the group to consensus. She has been described; a reflection of her female self.