I have never seen a sub where I use the term "self-projection" as this one. The male gaze tend to admire hyper feminine traits in women and hyper masculine traits in men. For women, it's a balance of both

In the video below, this women explain how easy it is to please the male gaze but hard to please the female gaze:

https://youtu.be/sszjqcO_TOo?si=YfSAcDLZWBPDVKQU

Showing that women's needs are a bit more complex compared to men. In general, women who dress for themself tend to fight the pressure to not please a man's eyes but this is another debate

This other video also explain the difference:

https://youtu.be/okFLkoJXXqo?si=IAtg2nyIuwrzdaqa

My point is: RP men tend to see some facts about women's behaviour and give interpretations related to their own understanding (AKA self-projection). A lot of men here wouldn't complain if they really tried to understand women

EDIT: It's better to say men like hyper masculine men (men with a lot of masculine traits) and hyper feminine women (with a lot of feminine traits).