> Growth - I cared less about growth as far as I had a decent salary to live with. I am someone who likes to work for the challenges I can solve and not for the minor salary increases or bonuses. May sound stupid

Is that a gender bias? I had this issue myself, being an introvert and generally hating any conflict. I had to train myself to play the game.

I'm not saying that's a good thing, but not sure It's the company putting down one gender. Louder people tend to move up.