I tried buying European recently and it was an all around worse experience than buying similar items from AliExpress. I hoped at least the higher price would pay off by getting to me faster, Europe being a few miles away rather than on the other side of the planet, but it took nearly a week and a half longer.
Both states are the result of misogyny, and it’s not like the kids that were taught by male teachers are now being taught by female teachers to balance it out, it’s completely different sets of kids. Children need positive role models of both genders, and boys are being completely left behind in that regard currently.