In WWII, the USSR had women flying as fighter pilots and one of Germany's finest test pilots was a woman.
Whereas in Britain it was ok for French and Anglo-French women to join the SOE and be flown into occupied France where many were captured, tortured and executed. Just as long as it was kept secret.
Even in the post WWII Royal Air Force women were not able to "join up". Instead they had to join the Royal Air Force equivalent of the Girl Guides and where they restricted to ground roles.
Of course the important role of women in the ATA during WWII should be promoted.
The idea that only men should fly fast jets reflects the insecurity of men in British society, not women.