Of course it is sarcasm. The real meaning is closer to "because men are widely believed, and indeed widely believe themselves to be, better at emotional self-re

Of course it is sarcasm. The real meaning is closer to "because men are widely believed, and indeed widely believe themselves to be, better at emotional self-regulation, without real evidence for this, what often happens when they can no longer contain their negative emotions (e.g. anger), they thus project these emotions and fail to regulate them effectively, but maintain denial of being emotional."