Gendered space

So is it true that there are spaces out there that seem to attract one gender more than the other? Perhaps. Is it true that there are spaces out there that cater more to one gender than the other? Perhaps. Is it true that society however places standards on certain places and professions that make them seem more viable to one gender than the other? Most Definitely. Now there are probably many examples of this throughout the course of history, and even in our modern day (Ex. Logging workers, auto repair, etc. are all considered to be male professions) however the most common “gendered space” that I run into in my daily life, is playing flute. Why is it that there are seemingly, at the high school level, only female flute players? What is socially considered so feminine about the instrument that in troy high’s symphonic band there are zero male flute players? I guess maybe there is just nothing seemingly “rugged” or “macho”(Ehrlich 571) about the instrument, and it is usually is seen in a much more delicate and gentle light, which is typically what is associated with females. However it is still much more uncommon to see a male playing flute (Which in troy high at least you simply don’t see) as opposed to a female playing drums, or a female playing trumpet, or any other primarily “considered to be male” instruments. I wonder if this is simply due to the constant push for women to take part in “primarily male” roles, the opposite (aka men doing feminine stuff) is never truly considered.