Nobody is stopping the girl from going and digging ditches.
I worked for a Caterpillar distributor for a while. We would run a ad for a receptionist and 50 females would apply. We would run a ad for an equipment operator and 3 males would apply.
Guess what? The job running the backhoe out in the sun wind and rain paid more then running the phones in an air conditioned office.
I asked a young lady why she didn't apply for the EO job. She acted like I had asked her to skin a skunk.
Ditch digging is hard work and uncomfortable. That is why it pays well.
Going to college is not a piece of cake either