Thanks for the link. There was a woman several decades back who raised a hue and cry about the deleterious effect of forcing women into what had always been a men-only occupation. Sorry, I forget her name. She was quite prominent in conservative circles — for awhile, anyway — saying what many men were too cautious to mention. I think it was she who made the excellent point that only a decadent, self-destructive society or culture would deliberately send its young women into danger when young men were available.
You might be interested in this article as well, one of the best ever written:
A Question of Standards by Jude Eden