I've been (straight white male, before people make assumptions I'm speaking on behalf of some fantasy fictitious sisterhood) QF tech crew for 20 years. There is nothing surprising to me in this report.
I have flown with many of the senior female pilots too. All of them have been totally pleasant to fly with. The only pilot in Qantas I absolutely refuse to fly with is a male, and the only ones I see on the roster and roll my eyes thinking "hang in there - you don't have to socialise with them" are also male.
I have spoken personally to junior female pilots who have been concerned that they are "assumed" to be there only due to recruitment quotas. I have also spoken to more than one male pilot who has decided that they will assume the same thing, which is pretty disappointing. I would've thought they'd give them the benefit of doubt before passing judgement. I've had one pilot say to me with a straight face that female pilots shouldn't be rostered together because all they'll do is argue (obviously hasn't been paying attention to many eye watering stories of male-male cockpit interactions over the years!).
Anyway I can relay many comments which have stuck in my head over these years, including quite recently, which have really raised my eyebrows. Unfortunately they're often preceded by "it's probably not politically correct to say this, but....... (insert asinine derogatory comment here)". I often wish I could respond with "But you had to ****ing say it anyway, didn't you?" but there are CRM issues to contend with when you're at 39,000ft so it can be quite difficult to address it.
Yes this is a "minority" of pilots........ but in my opinion it's not a tiny insignificant one.
I'm actually a bit over it.