I imagine that, due to the societal expectations historically placed on women, they’ve typically had to be “the adult in the room.” Contrast this with men historically being able to get away with acting childishly (or worse). So when terminology used in the workplace is particularly vulgar, it would follow that women would take more issue with it than men.

This is a sexist statement

It’s a discussion about a sexist environment. Catch up

Describing the factual sexist environment that existed in a prior time (or, hell, the ones that exist today) is not itself sexist.

It’s a fact the environment was sexist.

Everything else is speculation unless their is some evidence that women’s complaints were the driving factor of a change in policy rather than, say, the infantilization of women or a sexist expectation that women would take exception to it.

How so?

Very sexist. Women were not only expected to never cuss, but also to pretend as if they had never even heard such awful words.

https://youtu.be/Cq-If5vVvcc

> due to the societal expectations historically placed on women

This reads like aliens trying (and failing) to figure out why women act more like women than men do.

Can you elaborate on that? My goal was to be as clear as possible and leave minimal room for misinterpretation.

> societal expectations historically placed on women, they’ve typically had to be “the adult in the room.”

I think it was the opposite; they were infantilzed and sensitive, considered liable to faint or have a bout of hysteria. They were to be protected. Swearing might upset a woman.

Men had final authority over them in many cases. For example, often women couldn't get jobs without their husband's permission.

Women were sometimes the source of a sensitive, compassionate, nurting viewpoint, a balance to the man's roughness. She might appeal to him, but it was his decision.

People had different values than you do in the past. They also have different values right now.