What I can't quite get my head around are the rank and file, female federal employees that I know who very quietly support Trump.
There is the school of thought that some women don’t like powerful women in comparison to men. It was a comment that was often made when Sarah Palin was running. Thus it is an obstacle for female politicians to overcome. Obviously some do but that may be what is in play with your female federal employees.
All that stuff you heard about how all the ladies will vote for Hillary just because she is a woman is all garbage. When they enter the voting booth they DON’T want a woman. If they did Hillary would be the one finishing her second term now instead of trying to win her first.