In my experience (being in this wider age bracket), they have rarely been told to pipe down. Especially by women.

They came up through the ranks having been mentored by men who were even worse, and now that those men are dying off (being in their late 70s and 80s), the 'silver foxes' are taking up the mantle.

Kate Manne recently gave a talk on this - epistemic entitlement. " .. a sense of entitlement to be the designated knower or informant, or the agent who issues authoritative explanations. "