translate English to French: It is ironic that given the very well qualified nature of the female members that they should be less confident than some of their male counterparts, but being the first, or among the first women to submit to election from a predominantly male electorate can be daunting.
Il est assez amusant de relever que, malgré leurs hautes qualifications, les femmes aient eu moins d’assurance que leurs homologues masculins, mais il est vrai qu’être les premières ou parmi les premières à se présenter au suffrage d’un électorat majoritairement masculin peut effrayer.