“They want that dream job title, the perfect culture fit, and a supreme compensation package right out of the gate,” he explains. “Instead of being open to decent opportunities as stepping stones, a lot of them would rather ride the unemployment wave while holding out for that unicorn role.”

This is manipulative bullshit.

Especially for tech, there are even fewer 'stepping-stone' roles than actual real ones, so the choice is between enduring the pain of keeping applying without results, in order to get into, or continue in, your chosen career, versus accepting a job in a different field, to be comfortable today.

Maybe this is a factor in the gender difference. Sure it may be more pragmatic to just get any job, instead of "wasting time" looking for a role that will lead where you want, but there is an opportunity costs in that.