Gender related mindset

Wifey dragged me to 'TexMach' expo in Pragati Maidan on the weekend. I was forced to tag along because there was no one to go with her and she was really interested in attending that. The expo was a display and presentation of machinery used in the manufacturing of textiles. There were international companies showing off their wares in the expo from Germany, China, Korea etc.
What hit me was something else though. The stalls were manned by Indians mostly. When wifey (and I) approached any stall to enquire the details etc, the person at the stall would invariably explain the query refering, talking and giving attention to me (the male), even though it was wifey who asked the question and was the one who was keener and interjecting during the explanations. I believe that we in India have still many a mile to go before getting over the gender bias at professional level. Doesnt matter that we have had a woman prime-minister and women chief-ministers. Doesnt matter that we have the most powerful politician in the country today who is a woman. Doesnt matter that the most well-known cop in India is a woman. Doesnt matter that we have women CEOs in many Indian companies today as well as an India woman heading the international giant PepsiCo.
The common man still gives attention to the Male in the group in professional arena. This could also be industry specific because in the textile manufacturing industry there are not a lot of women on the factory floor and hence these people may not be acustomed to talk to a woman in position or possession of knowledge. But then these kind still form the majority in India.