Is it partly because older men all had careers or trades - pretty much “for life”? They had long term colleagues and were very much part of things in the work environment.
Women either didn’t work so much or had in-out careers which tended to fit round children and their husbands.
Now, with more equality, more women working and so many “portfolio” careers, maybe things will level out and no longer will men recount stories of the days of the call centre, parcel delivery, bank, sales room or whatever - and nor will women.
I think those who had stable long term work with colleagues they depend on will always have stories be they men or women. Police, Health services, Education, the forces, maybe construction workers or other areas where people work as teams. Perhaps this “story telling” and this particular version of “looking back” is the result of the society we live in rather than whether we are male or not.