'I think my favourite thing about men – which is not how I begin many sentences, much less those gracing the opening pages of a book representing a feminist first – is that they don’t miss a trick. More specifically, their sex seldom misses out on an opportunity for respect and remuneration, in line with what they believe their skills and expertise warrant. It never fails to surprise me how many people, when I tell them that my profession is approximately 75% female, respond