From OP: > since we routinely have cases where a young man is leading open labs as if they're a teacher themselves (in order to "wow" their female classmates,

From OP: > since we routinely have cases where a young man is leading open labs as if they're a teacher themselves (in order to "wow" their female classmates, offer "private free tutoring sessions", etc). Some of the young students in my class take up these offers, and this further demoralizes other female students seeing this happen (i.e. only attractive women being offered tutoring sessions).