Really, it is so easy for them to ignore the millions of women who have avoided attack and rape by merely brandishing a firearm or wounding an assailant.
I personally know 2 local women who avoided attack by merely brandishing.
Sadly, I've met several women at ranges and training who have gotten firearms after the fact. They won't be victims again.
They also assume that if there were no handguns, that abusive husbands and boyfriends wouldn't just bash their heads in with a hammer.