I loved chemistry and math when I was in high school and had intended to study chemistry in college. My high school chemistry teacher persuaded me to try chemical engineering instead. I started the curriculum and found that I really enjoyed it and stayed with it.
Chemical engineering is still a male-dominated field.
I encourage female students to consider this as a career. Chemical engineering is a broad discipline and covers many different fields of study. This allows you to move into other disciplines as your interests and career changes. In my own case, I started out designing reactor systems, moved into development of biosensors, and currently do work in microbiology and biochemistry. Do what you feel is right for you.