Does the name Muriel Hind mean anything to forumites? Perhaps not, because she was one of the first women to ride a motorcycle. She became skilled, showing speed and reliability. This did not got down well in some male circles. A letter to "Motorcycling", a periodical of the time (1912) states; "I am decidely against ladies taking part in competiton of any sort. A girl's ambition is (sic) generally to look pretty, but this cannot be gained by riding a motorcycle."
No doubt the likes of Marjorie Stinson, Bessie Coleman, Harriet Quimby and others, met the same sort of opposition from similar males who thought they were in charge by right.
I have never had the slightest problem, being driven/flown by professionals of either gender, having always assumed that having qualified, they can do the job. Unlike some.
I remember being on a flight back from Bilbao to LHR and the landing was heavy. "Typical women driver!" said the guy next to me. What he didn't know that the same aircraft landed even heavier at Bilbao the previous day, piloted by a man, (who had the good grace to apologise) His female colleague on the return trip did the same, which led me to think the problem might have been with the aircraft or conditions.
As a 71 year old male, I had hoped that we were well past the point of assuming that because the pilot/driver does not have testicles, she is incapable of controlling machinery. Pat Moss-Carlsson and Michelle Mouton, might have something to say about that.