Born in 1993 and as far as I'm aware women always had it easier than men.
This is beside the main topic here, but I just want to throw in my view of the world:
I am an undergrad and a male
My SO (J) is a masters student and a female
I have a 3.9GPA
J has a 3.9GPA + a BS degree
we both scored roughly the same on the GER tests as well.
I got an offer to do funded doctoral work even though I am not qualified.
J got brushed from from a Prof who was literally (not figuratively) begging for a doctoral student. Prof later told J's advisor that "she just doesn't seem like the type who would "work hard""
I keep getting offers for any work I want to do.
She can't find anyone in the college who will take her.
J walked across the street from the university to a coffee joint for lunch and was sexually harassed explicitly once going there and once coming back by different men.
I can dig up more stories but that's just what happened today.
While it's true there are quite a few women who do have things easier, like my friend who works 2 nights a week as a bartender and can pull in a grand in tips, I can point out an equal number of women who have a harder time of it. It's hard being a female in the USA.
If anyone is reading this and wants to know what they can do, just please be supportive of women in STEM fields.