Yeah, coldfusion, I'm in the Seattle area. There is definitely sexual predation by both men and women in the rooms. It's tough on vulnerable newcomers, but I know that in my groups if I said back off, the guys did - and the other longer-term men and women would back me up, and would stand with me against any further behavior along those lines.
I think that unless and until a woman (or man) says to stop, then anything goes. I've had the same behaviors at work, at bars, at the grocery store, at the gas station, at the laundromat, etc. It's life in the big city in present day America, unfortunately.
Lots of women new to AA are suffering from sexual trauma, and it doesn't feel like a safe place when you are newly sober. More time in the rooms helps, and more sober time helps.