Do women even want to meet men?

I ask this question genuinely, not to start an argument that's not in good faith.

I can't help but notice that a lot of online discourse surrounding dating is about things men can do. How men can meet women, how men can be more attractive, what hobbies men should pick up to meet women. You get the point. The thing that stands out to me, however, is that this kind of thinking assumes that dating is something that men alone control their success in, and that's something I disagree with. In my opinion, a man can only meet a woman who wants to be met, and that brings me to this question: do women even want to meet men?

It sounds silly at first, but I ask it honestly. So many men struggle to find the balance between being interesting, social, physically attractive, charismatic, and charming, but I can't help but wonder if women are even looking to meet men in the first place for any of this to matter. I guess a better way to ask this question is this: are women consciously making an effort to try and meet men to date as much as men are trying to make that effort to meet and date women?

I think that discrepancy is the root of a lot of men's issues. The women they're trying to meet simply aren't trying to meet them, so their effort are kind of pointless in some respects. That's nobody's fault, really. Women don't owe men attention or reciprocation, and women tend to have more emotionally supportive platonic relationships, so they're not depending on dating for that like many men. I just wonder if that's something that is contributing to the current dating situation we find ourselves in.