See, the thing you have to recognize about your (read: our) professors is that they're basically talking from an ivory tower. Like Joe said, they aren't running a business. They're in a very protected position and are pretty much guaranteed their money every year.
I don't *hate* Boston, but I suppose they sort of fall into this category. Every time "Hitch A Ride" comes on my shuffling library, I'll listen to it 5 times over. I absolutely love that song.
What he said implied that women could not be professional in the locker room. That's how I took it, at least. It wasn't directly offensive, but the undertone was fairly obvious, IMO.