"Also, I personally have never heard women complain about not enough of them being carpenters..."
I spent 23 years working out of the Plumber/Pipefitters union and still hold a book today. It the early 80's there was a surge of women wanting to get into the trades. We accepted several for apprenticeships but comparatively few completed the program. Yes, there are women in the trades today but many are as rough around the edges as any construction hand, not the epitome of femininity.