Good points, very reasonable.
A few months back I went to a men's conference in Appleton, WI. There were 450 men attending this conference. To listen to all of the men respond to the readings and music took me back to my service days. It was wonderful to see and hear. (I actually sounded on key during the singing.)
I believe there is a resurgence of men becoming more active in parish activities. At least in this area.