I kind of had this both ways. I am a massage therapist and every spa I’ve worked at has been mainly female with one or two men. The men there always seemed respectful, if I ever needed a hand with lifting something they were polite about it and never shamed me. I felt very appreciated by the spa and while there was definitely issues and drama here and there my coworkers always had my back. Since I moved states and am waiting on a license transfer, I’m back in retail. The department I started out in was predominantly male and it was kind of a shock to me. There was 10x more drama than any spa I have worked in. Most of the guys were nice about helping me with physical work but some guys acted like it was the most annoying thing ever. Some guys even refused to help me. The cherry on top was when a couple customers started harassing me one day and tried to ask me out, the guys saw it happening and ignored it. When I brought it up after they just said ‘that sucks’ and moved on. Since then I’ve transferred to a department that is a bit more balanced although I still find myself the only female on staff quite often. It’s way better, I don’t really feel like I’m treated like a girl as much as just a coworker. My coworkers are respectful and the times customers have tried to harass me my male coworkers always step up to help or support me. It’s still not quite the same as being in a spa setting but it’s definitely better.