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The first female senior executives at the satellite TV delivery service, they surpassed the performance of their male predecessors, posting better results and earning shares and praise, respectively, from Bell Canada's top boss, Michael Sabia, the two say in sworn court documents. But one day, at an executive retreat, the two women refused to kick or be kicked. In documents filed in a civil lawsuit alleging gender discrimination in the workplace by their former employers, the women say they had to put up with a macho corporate culture that included sexist, vulgar language and being frozen out of drinking sessions with the "boys' club." 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