There is a scornful suffix in Russian for some occupations, if it is for woman. The suffix is “-sha”: doctor-sha, conductor-sha, curator-sha…
It looks like the troubled men, been annoyed by the active implementation of women to the areas which were considered men’s territory, have invented this morpheme in order to just somehow wound the ladies going too far, to moderate their efforts to make public the fact of presence of sharp mind and remarkable talents at them. However, in a series of these disrespectful nicknames there is one sounding for women as a peculiar extravagant compliment.
This word is “hunter-sha”. If man is a hunter, his goals are simple and methods are traditional: to tilt animal for dinner, to hook fish for supper, to lasso transportation with the largest amount of horse-powers, to extort money, to stake the land for the house, to select suitable wife from women's range…
The entirely different matter, if hunter is a woman. Her goal is not simply to catch and to be pleased by just the fact of the evidence of her dexterity and enterprise. It is way too primitive for her. Hunter-sha’s plans always are long-term, and therefore methods are ingenious. For her it is important not only to catch, but also to keep! Therefore she always should be politely tender and charmingly open. She will turn into grateful listener and will become like-minded person. She will like and hate the same that likes and hates the object of her hunting. She will be compliant, soft, pliable, intriguing and promising..., as who she is hunting for would like to see her.
The hunter man is not capable to develop such behavioral strategies at all. He is able to knock on forehead by the cudgel, to dig out pit and mask it with good looking green camouflage, to seize by scythes and to throw through the saddle of his horse, or at worst to declare the war and to arrange round-up to the victim. Simply, in order to catch, he should to show his claws, to demonstrate the muscles and shake the weapons.
Yes, courage takes cities, but very soon in these cities dissatisfaction revolts spark. Revolts are unprofitable for the hunter-sha. They break her perspectives, destroy hopes and, the most terrible for any normal woman, threaten her children, even if they are just in her plans yet…
Smart and far-seeing modern business managers discovered that women's genetic feature. More and more often at the negotiations with important customers you can see such hunter-sha there. Indeed, how it is possible to refuse put your signature in presence of such charming lady?
More and more often above the prestigious “Sales Department Manager” position title on business cards there is a women's name. We, the potential victims of her hunting, fly as night butterflies to the light of her complaisance and charisma. Then we are ending up in the nets of discounts, shares, sales, exclusive promotions and, eventually, voluntary remain in her captivity with receiving of the VIP status…