How often do you think "I should never hit a female".? What about how the murder of a woman seems more severe than that of a man. When we think of criminals in movies, they'll say, "kill/hit the man, leave the women and children alone." In war, it's "think about all the civilian murders, all the women and children that have been killed, nay murdered."
"We hold these truths to be self evident that all men and women were created equal"- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Now comes the real question, which is why?
Why do we discriminate?
My awnser is a simple one. Basically children are a form of potential, we do our best ensure their mind, body and emotions so that they can grow to be the greatest inventors, wise world leaders and military strategists, ect, but its fine to be average like a judge or a factory worker because it ramps up production and that increases our countries worth and ability to increase our population further. Now, it's hard to say that having a great number of children sounds greater than having a larger army when marshmallows can double. What I mean by this is that, 100 women can give birth to 100 babies in a year that can be 50 more males then 75 the next year were as if all 100 women went to war not only would the safety of those who got pregnant not be guaranteed especially with the health care that existed in past times which would probably end in many an abortion but the number of children that could be made would diminish. Health care has changed, and the number of people that fight in armies has been steadily decreasing to the point where a miltiraries size can be produced 50 times over if every female got pregnant in a year. The death of females means less for human survival than it ever has (to an extent). Now I know some of you may be thinking what of the physiological weaknesses inherent in women? Well, 1v1 shaq in a fight. Inherent weaknesses are all around us and have more of an impact when comparing people individually instead of discriminatly.
To finish, I'd love to say one thing.
A man with a gun or a woman with a gun matters not since most of us will end up dead.