In the Western countries, especially in America, some social customs have lasted till today. For example, Ladies First, that is to say, women in these countries (respect) in many ways.
In the USA, in Europe, you will see men usually open doors for women, and women generally walk ahead of men into a room or restaurant, the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or to give other services. On the street, men almost always walk or cross the street on the side of the ladies is closer to the traffic. But if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between .
If the host or hostess comes to fetch their guest for dinner in a car, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat free, as the host or hostess is also driver. When the host shows the guest to the sitting room, most men (seat) in the room will stand up if the guest is a lady. Generally speaking, younger ones are introduced to older ones first. The ladies in the sitting room will not stand up the new comer is a man or a woman.
Though today it is the fact that the custom is followed by (few) people than in the past, especially among the young people, women of all ages still want to keep the custom. Anyhow, is believed that women are still respected in many ways in the Western countries.