The word "courage" has been so devalued that it now takes "courage" for someone to try and get a word in edgewise? I beg to differ. Pulling someone out of a burning house takes courage.  Participating in a conversation does not.

A cynic might even suggest that, perhaps, some women are still expecting a certain deference from men. Women have the freedom to say whatever they like whenever they like. They do not have the right to be universally admired for butting in, which is also, I suspect, where the the "fear" which requires "courage" to overcome comes in. I want everyone to listen to me and to be liked, darn it!