Daddy’s Boss is a Woman?

My youngest daughter, Kirstie, is eight. We have been telling her since the day she was born that she can be anything she wants to be. She gets that concept, but she has been struggling to grasp the fact that my husband’s new boss is a woman. He has mentioned her a few times at dinner when talking about his work day and Kirstie has frequently interrupted him and with an inquisitive “she?” We then go through another round of “yes, Kirstie, daddy’s boss is a woman”. The first time we had this discussion her response was “I always thought the word ‘boss’ means a man”. Arg. 8-|