Parsing the sentence to only consider the modern vs traditional cultural reference (things were better in the past) is completely ignoring the point that it is

Parsing the sentence to only consider the modern vs traditional cultural reference (things were better in the past) is completely ignoring the point that it is using maleness to define good or great. The phrase is just an idiom, I'm pretty sure the author isn't _really_ trying to say things were better in the past, or that modern men are really weaker or whatever. It's just a turn of phrase that makes for an arguably witty headline. The point I'm trying to make is that things like this reinforce the male domination of the industry and push women away when we really need to be overtly trying to do the opposite.