1. Banking used to be a male preserve. 2. Because work is still considered a male role, leisure, similarly, is thought to be a male preserve. 3. Motor-racing has largely been a male preserve. 4. The suburban commuter station was emphatically a male preserve at certain times of day. 5. Working technical equipment seemed to be a male preserve. 6. In cotton country women weavers made coarser cloths, quality pieces remaining a male preserve. 7. And yes, yes, for all the talk of women charging ahead, this is still overwhelmingly a male preserve. 8. Advanced Talmudic study remained a male preserve. |