This also applies to sports, races, hobbies, cars, and even the military combat. A lot of these advantages, ironically, have to do with the differences in our upbringing. As young children, women generally use smaller toys, tiny dolls and furniture, nail polish brushes. These childhood props have refined and even enhanced the fine motor skills of women. Women are, on average, shorter than men are.
Height is something of a hindrance to fighter pilots and behind enemy lines.
On the issue of body fat, it is true that women have more body fat than men, again this fact is based on pure averages. Such a difference is also beneficial for women, because during wartime women can survive on less food than men can, this means that rationed supplies would last longer out in the field which is invaluable asset in an extended conflict. A woman's menstrual cycle has also created an issue for some men. In some cultures, women are feared or placed in positions of power because this once a month event is seen as making them stronger or supernatural. There are a few options other than just simply Tampax.