Women are as capable of performing acts of faith as are men. They are every bit as capable as men of fixing their gaze on the road to ruin, too.
A year or so back I met a female newbie at work. She said, and I quote, "Ok, I have four kids. Go ahead and berate me."
All I could think of to say was, "OK, but first, tell me. Is that a bad thing?"
That conversation worked to a conclusion. She said, "I don't think it is." I said, "Neither do I. Why do you want me to yell at you?"
It's pretty obvious she had been hammered a time of two or every day by those in her sphere. A woman who thinks a child is an albatross or a ticket to a bigger welfare check isn't worth the mud she walks on. I wouldn't wish such a creature on my worst enemy.
There is a lot of not-so-nice hazing of women who have more than 2 kids.