What sort of man you want is not a binary choice. Yes, a nice-looking male is yummy, and status/resources would be delightful, but I guess I am old-fashioned enough to want a male who is kind, good, generous, and loving
It's probably true, but I think you have to examine the reasons why. We live in an historical patriarchy, a total double standard that has existed for centuries. This leaves women inherently less secure because they don't enjoy male privilege. Yes, there is male privilege just as assuredly as there is white privilege. This leaves women, in the main, more concerned about their security, so they look for partners who they feel can better guarantee a safe and financially secure future for themselves and their children. Women are more about nurturing than are men, so consequently, you have a lot of deadbeat dads, but not a lot of deadbeat moms.
If you remove this inherent disadvantage, things change. I grew up in an affluent family and I've never had any financial worries, so I couldn't care less about the status or the self-confidence of guys I meet. My attraction is based solely on their looks and decency. If all women were given the advantages I've enjoyed all my life, your generalization wouldn't hold up.
To an extent, maybe? I wouldn't say I'm attracted to status like money and fame, but more so a kind of social standing? I can tell when a guy is confident and really is a go-getter for what he wants out of life. Even if it is small and unpopular, when he goes for it, it's attractive. This seems to get really amplified when his friends don't have the drive that he does. I guess it has to do with that biological urge I have for the "alpha".
If I asked two guys if they could skip their gym routine so we could go get coffee and one said, "Sure, that would be nice," but the other said, "No way, but maybe after," ..... I'd go with the rude guy. That determination and willingness to guide the playing field is pretty hot.