So I have long been of the opinion that sexism or (at the very least) gendered expectations cut both ways. Allow me to extrapolate...

For instance, when career discussions happen with women in interviews. A common question is asked: "How do you juggle having a career with being a mother." And to some people I know there would be an implication that a woman shouldn't have a career. This is certainly a potentially valid interpretation but also, could it be a reflection of the fact that men aren't seen as natural caregivers. And this same sexism could be what informs decisions against fathers in family courts.

Another example is of a man getting credit for doing the dishes, when a woman might do the majority of the housework. But could this be said of a woman who constructs a cabinet, but a man does the majority of the DIY. Both instances are of the people getting recognition because they are outside preconceived gendered expectations. The more traditional gender role work is more expected and so is taken for granted. The same could be said of successful business leaders, you don't see nearly as much of the celebration of the successful and independent businessman as you do the business woman. Men are expected to provide and the successful businessman is often seen (rightfully or wrongfully - there are pitfalls to big business afterall) as more morally corrupt. In the case of both sexes, the gendered expectations are taken for granted.

The same sexism that sees men as having more agency in general (and in business) is the same sexism that regards men as responsible for their own issues. The same reason they are perceived as requiring less empathy. The same reason women are perceived as requiring more empathy, is because they are perceived as having less agency. Women are the affected men are the affectee (this is backed up by longitudinal data, women's perceived lack of agency (for women) is the only stereotype that hasn't shifted to any great degree since the 1970s - couldn't be bothered to dig the data out now but will provide it if someone asks).

I think that "the grass is always greener" is a factor here. Some people compare the worst stereotypes of one group to the best stereotypes of another and narrow the criteria to this conception. The difficulty comes in that the negative stereotypes for men haven't been (in my opinion) as challenged and negative ideologies have been built around these misconceptions.

In the words of William Collins:

Most men would be happy sucking-up the disadvantages in exchange for some respect. It is the disdain for men which is catastrophic.

There is more I would like to say but I don't want to bore people. These are just my musings, but I think I am on to something here...