That's a decision that at least has some logic beyond wokeness. Monster Hunter armor has history. You know exactly what 90% of the sets will look like because they are the exact same as every game prior since the Monster's introduction. So having the ability to pick and choose them to look exactly how you want has more value than pure virtue signalling, because a lot of the time certain gender's look leaps better than the other before you get into any skimpy value.

Ever since World pushed to make basically every armor Layered anyway, that has been the only thing preventing near 100% customization.

But its Capcom, so you cannot tell if it was a political decision or a rational one because they do both in completely random orders paradoxically everyday.