So, if my memory serves me right. It's just easier for women, than men, to publish books in general at the moment.

"Men were more likely to be employed in executive level positions than in any other capacity, with women making up more than 80 percent of marketing and publicity staff and literary agents." - https://www.statista.com/statistics/1218777/publishing-industry-workforce-by-gender-us/

Because women are treated as equals and taken seriously in fantasy