Reason number one why most women are heroines: Women have the most rare and therefore valuable reproduction component, the egg. In addition they contribute the most physically and emotionally to the gestation and birth of children. Their courage is often taken for granted.
(Not in any particular order...reason number two is just longer than I had time to write about, it's the gestalt that makes most women heroines)
(Not in any particular order...reason number two is just longer than I had time to write about, it's the gestalt that makes most women heroines)