Male domination in society. I hear you cry. These players, however, great though they must have been, represent an exception. The percentages are of course on the up again, with Debbie Cornelius a clearly established President's cup player. But she is alone at the top, with no other current female player close to her status.
Many clubs have more women players than men.
Even now women dominate the administration of the sport in Australia and New Zealand, but the top players there are mostly men. I don't think that this is the answer. Women do not like to think while participating in sport . I do not mean that women are in any way weaker than men intellectually, but that women prefer to use their intellect on more important things. I suspect that this leaves most women cold.