Half Newfie; "women deal with conflict works quite well in an office or corporate environment."

Sorry to burst your bubble on that one, but within the field of Nursing, indirect aggression does not work well and it is known as "Horizontal Violence" within the nursing field and is a major contributor to hospital mishaps, nurses suicided, nurses suicide rate is 4 times that of the normal female population. "Horizontal Violence" in nursing creates a toxic culture and is a major factor in why nurses leave the profession.

The Mean Girls of ER marieclaire.com/culture…

If you read Myrna Blythe book "Spin Sisters" she show that the undercurrents that happen with female interaction.

A book I only recently became aware of even though it was first publish in 2003, is "In the Company of Women: Indirect Aggression Among Women: Why We Hurt Each Other and How to Stop".

Interestingly search engines will not show this book if the words "In the Company of Women" as used as a parameter.