It is a figure of speech.
It refers to a place or position (like the workplace in general or the board room in particular) that was supposedly unattainable for women.
With the election of Hillary Clinton, the American presidency will have become the last bastion of male privilege.
He stood as a Bastion to him in the time of distress
A bastion refers to a defender of certain principles or ideals. A sample sentence is: "The hero of the war is seen as a bastion of courage".
Bastion point.....
He stood as a Bastion to him in the time of distress.
Fisherman's Bastion was created in 1902.
The Last Bastion was created in 1984.
The duration of The Last Bastion is 6 hours.
To be a bastion, essentially, means to be a strong supporter. An example sentence would be: John Lennon was a bastion of world peace.
Contrary to popular belief, the military is not always a bastion to political conservatism.
This garden was a bastion of solitude until you showed up.
the strength of the bastion "Ms. Demiaolo" saved the Boston soilders.