I point out to Spencer that many of us never played sports and aren't team players.
Spencer agreed.
"We're not. We suck. We do. We really mistreat each other as women. We don't help each other. We don't try to promote each other," she said.
"Men will help you. Men will absolutely help women. Not every man. But most men. But they are not going to help somebody who's whining or complaining or who has a negative attitude."
Since I've had some great female bosses over the years, I couldn't jump onboard her female-bashing bus.
But Spencer had my attention.
Her book is called Briefcase Essentials. A better title would have been, Everything I Know About Life and Business I Learned from Football. Much of what helped make Spencer a successful businesswoman came from watching her father run the Eagles and later when she became the team's acting general manager. She was able to parlay those NFL observations into her subsequent endeavors, which included owning two businesses in the male-dominated food-processing industry.
I was curious about what womanly wisdom Spencer had to share about getting ahead.
Spencer's dad was a colorful character, and baby girl has followed right in his footsteps. Some of Spencer's advice is hard to take, although she delivers it in a sincere, big-sisterly way.
Which doesn't make it any less controversial. For example, Spencer says women shouldn't forget to use our feminine wiles.
"Women have a tremendous advantage if they understand they are feminine. They are attractive . . . Whether they are thin, tall, wide, skinny, they all have an appeal as a woman. You don't have to be beautiful to have an appeal . . . "
