I'd also be surprised to hear anything from DB about it. Given that in some cycling circles he is practically sainted, it will wash away from him if he keeps his head down.
You only have to look at the amateur scene to see that BC don't see women's and men's racing on an equal footing (and has always been so). One example is that there is a national series for junior men (16 to 18 years old), but no equivalent for women, despite offers from organisers to provide for one.
Most women who race will be able to tell you a case of overt sexist toward them, and of the more everyday, unnoticed sexism in racing. At amateur level, a fraction of events will include a women's race, resulting in racing female riders travelling significantly greater distances to compete, usually in E/1/2/3/4 races, where the men's equivalent is 2/3/4. This means that female riders starting out (cat 4) often have to ride in fields with riders who are leagues ahead of them, much more so than male riders at the same stage. This doesn't encourage new women to give racing a go.
I have been to an E/1/2/3/4 race where the field was massively diverse in experience - the commissaire's comment on this could have been 'there is potentially a wide range of ability in the field, here is what will happen when the field splits'. His actual comment was 'some of you won't have done much training because you need to spend a lot of time doing housework'. I don't believe that it is isolated individuals at all.