The inverse is that people are much more likely to be intimidated and cowed by a larger man, which has the same end result much of the time as whatever a woman could bring without the downsides she also brings.
Well that's using Intimidation directly as a check, instead of as a passive background element to enhance your Diplomacy.
Also a failed Diplomacy check from a female officer has the higher chance of that backfiring being fatal. Which even if the chance is lower, is a much more catastrophic failure.
The inverse is that people are much more likely to be intimidated and cowed by a larger man, which has the same end result much of the time as whatever a woman could bring without the downsides she also brings.
In my experience, a failed Diplomacy check is less likely to backfire with a combat situation than a failed Intimidation one.
Well that's using Intimidation directly as a check, instead of as a passive background element to enhance your Diplomacy.
Also a failed Diplomacy check from a female officer has the higher chance of that backfiring being fatal. Which even if the chance is lower, is a much more catastrophic failure.