What I see in women in general, including myself at times, is that they don't use a commanding voice with men. When we try to establish boundaries, we don't use the same "final, no discussion" attitude our parents used when putting down the law. I think women in general have a difficult time using this voice with men. We tend to issue our commands in a voice that says we expect them to be broken, or foresee such, too high of a pitch, or too frantic. We have to realize our power, and say things in that voice that is clearly seriously commanding, low and monotone that men use, with that tone that expresses we are sure those boundaries will not be crossed simply because we are in command of our own lives.
Just a thought about women and their method of expressing their boundaries.