This digest focuses on the effects of gender on supervision and the present status regarding gender within contemporary American culture. It presents a societal framework by reviewing three basic perspectives concerning gender differences, focused in areas of unequal distribution of power, socialization, and inherent differences. Following this is a discussion of gender issues related to therapy since supervision involves the oversight of counseling. Finally, supervision issues related to gender differences themselves are addressed, including differences in response to initiation of structure, style used in handling conflict, personalization of supervisee feedback, satisfaction with supervision, comfort with closure and initiation, and sources of power used by supervisors. Two related issues, sexual harassment and sexual involvement, are considered. Contains 8 references. (NB)