The first young lady in a dress would be twice the knockout she already is.
Girls tend to be smaller, slower and weaker than guys, ture...and maybe should be kept out of combat if possible.
But they mix OK with guns. My mom, now gone, who was as feminine as they get, was an excellent shot with a rifle or shotgun, carreid a .38 in her purse at times, and was also one hell of a good fisherman.