There's nothing to apologize for, really, you weren't harsh and certainly not towards me specifically. You even acknowledged the joke, and just stated your opinion, which I simply don't fully agree with.

I can't remotely relate to the struggles some women have to go through in male-dominated fields.

I'm a software developer myself, by passion, and I have had some female coworkers with whom I had been designated on projects. And TBH, it never occurred to me to treat them any differently than male coworkers. Also, as far as I could tell, none of the other male coworkes treated them differently either.

So, just because there are some men out there acting like a douchebag by giving women a hard time to feel included in a field, doesn't mean the world is full of these people. They're simply more conspicuous, than the others.

Now, is this a cultural thing, that depends on the country one lives in? Or does it depend on the size of the company one works for? Maybe, I don't know! I'm not a researcher/psychologist to provide any meaningful insight into this issue, since I neither can't relate on a personal level, nor have I witnessed it.

All I can do, is either just continue scrolling, or, if I'm in the mood, post some silly joke to (hopefully) make at least one person giggle while reading through the comments.

PS: I really like the richness in your vocabulary.