"Bert Craig" wrote

I hate to ask the proverbial "loaded question," but do you think "our
society has changed" for the better or worse wrt the aforementioned
subject
matter?

I'll chime in here, and suggest that it is very much for the better. Many
employees in my group are female in traditionally male job titles
(engineers, managers, etc.). Their performance, professionalism, and
contributions to our success are completely comparable to their male
counterparts.

On a more personal note, one of my daughters no longer has a husband and is
raising 4 fine kids comfortably because she pursued a technical education
and career. In the "good old days" she would not have been able to do so,
and her financial picture would have been much more bleak.

73, de Hans, K0HB