I disagree. I think they can be intimidated asking a woman with more preceived power than they have out. Many men love dominant women. It's up to her to make the first move.
Pardon for jumping in here.
I've observed some men, who will flat out and say admit "no woman intimidates me!" He might be joking a bit, but I think he's serious.
A woman in her right mind wouldn't ask him out. My take on that is, if he doesn't ask her out, he's not intererested.
They do that. Women always make the first move. I have been patiently told this over and over. It is men who miss the move, or, just as effectively, assume that every nervous tic is a move. Either way the relationship gets started, either party has the power to turn down or turn off the intensity if it is desired to go slower. To even consider a 32-year old professional executive woman for marriage, which isn't something that would be a light, first date kind of decision, the man should be 67, ideally.