Sorry to not respond individually to every post - this thing has blown up in a MAJOR way. Most stuff I link gets a handful of comments, if that... I wasn't prepared to, er, "borrow" enough company time to respond properly.
Thanks to everyone for the conversation, whether you agree, disagree, or think I'm a lunatic. Regardless, we've had a pretty good discussion here so far, which I find to be very cool.
Yes, I'm married, will be 20 years this June. Six kids (not that it's really pertinent to this discussion).
Please do bear in mind - I'm not pointing fingers at any one person. I'm sure that some areas are way more open than others.
I do find it funny that I've seen responses (both here and on reddit) that range from "GIVE ME A BREAK, THIS NEVER HAPPENS" to "OMG, THANKS FOR POSTING THIS, I SEE THIS ALL THE TIME". Both extremes - and everywhere in between - likely have validity.
More than anything else, I was hoping to kick off a dialogue, so... mission accomplished? I do think that it would be great to see more women involved in brewing, and I don't apologize for that.