Might this be [I make so daring] a part conssequence of the equality sought so earnestly? I hope not, but many men no longer see women as frail ladies, to be protected, given precedence through doors, given seats on transport, and walked on the inside, away from the road edge?
Were the old blokes here the last generation to have these simple courtesies drummed into them?
I have known women bridling at being deferred to, demanding equality. Perhap the Law of Unintended Consequences is working.
NB. This is not the argument "she was all tarted uo, short skirts, and flashing her knockers, so she was asking for it"
Much more subtle than that.