@WashedOutGundamPilot For your story, it sounds like a lot of projection, because women want men who are go-getting high achievers, and when they mistakenly think that they need to be a mirror image of the type of man they like rather than a proper complement, they come to strange conclusions.
As for the pic, I doubt the men are actually intimidated. Women do not intimidate me or most other men. Often, these men detect a lot of "boss bitch" attitudes that are the opposite of a feminine woman.