To me your gender shouldn't be an excuse for why you can or can't do something. If a woman owns a house but doesn't own a tool box or know how to do basic maintenance I basically ask them "What the f*** is wrong with you, why do you own a house?" similar to what I would do with a man.
Maybe not as harsh but I can agree with you. Certain skills I feel should be "basic skills" that the average man/woman should know such as basic first aid, cooking, changing flat tire on a car, simply household maintenance, sewing, etc. One doesn't have to be an expect, just not be ignorant about it.
Kinda related but as a teenager my sister did not know how to shut off the toilet tank main. I was baffled until I realize my father simply never taught her. It's so simple and could mean you not getting a flooded bathroom if something goes wrong.
On another note one of my female friends once had to help a guy jump start his car cause he didn't know how to use jumper cables and she jokingly posted on Facebook about him giving up his "man card". I'd admit certain things I was ignorant of at various points in my life but like your comment about owning a house, if you drive a car, you should know basic car stuff as well.
How do you shut off the toilet tank main? That could've helped me q few times in my life.
Behind the toilet, there is a valve where the water line connects to the tank. Righty tighty, lefty loosy. Very helpful when you are replacing a toilet and don't want to turn off water to the whole house. ---
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