I disagree. I believe it has resonated very strongly. Middle and high school students have been actively discouraged from entering the trades for 20+ years, and as I said, the per-requisite courses (shop classes, etc), have been largely eliminated. It's already been a generation without father to teach kid, or at least motivate him/her.
Those men who are falling behind women in higher education are not generally going into the trades, OR the hospitality business. By and large they aren't doing anything. Anything legal anyway.

The other thing is, in many places (places without large universities nearby) the average restaurant/bar worker is not a college kid. Everywhere I've lived it has been a diverse mix of all ages, including single moms, guys needing a second job, and even college graduates with degrees who chose to remain bartenders or servers because the money and flexibility was so good. Right now, in my city, there are unfilled openings for bartenders/servers in popular spots who could make $400+ in tips per shift. Instead, the places reduce their days and hours open.