Joe,
I know that you mean well. American men have been raised to protect women. To shelter them from danger. But no they longer seem to want that sort of protection. I have a broken finger from being a gentleman and opening a door for a very liberated woman. She slammed it on my finger (Not on purpose of course) Saying "I'm perfectly capable of opening my own door."
Given the same environment as the Chinese peasant woman, they'd prove to be better fiercer soldiers than men.Chairman Mao discovered that on the long march across China in 1937.They proved better than the men. As a consequence, Mao had an all woman honor guard. He said: "Once they have a taste of blood, nothing will stop them."
So I say give them the chance. If they want to fight, let them. Until they have gained the fiber of the Chinese peasant woman, let them have their own combat units trained and lead by women. See that it remains voluntary.