Thank you for sharing this.
Hmmm....awful lot of apologising for "unconscious" behaviours. Interestingly, I found it slightly irritating rather than uplifting. I am a strong believer in equality, I always consider myself a person first, my gender being secondary to that. I do not dislike being female, this is just how I am. If I showed this to my husband or sons I think they would be insulted by it, they are more likely to put a woman on a pedestal (which I'm not entirely comfortable with) than treat them as lesser beings.
Missgigglewings...I'm with you...you can't make blanket apologies on behalf of others and especially your gender, only as an individual.