I was friends with the first female that went to my alma mater (she was a bit older than me). There were numerous gals when I went, but some of the guys’ attitudes were demeaning to them.
I would comment “Heck - I’m not going to demean them. One of them might be my boss some day!” (I was on the median side of things for overall GPA).
A buddy of mine married one of the cutest gals at the school. She’s some big wig at an oil company now.
Gender equality? Women aren’t registering for the draft are they? I didn’t think so.