I went to Harley school with two females. One was a very good student but dropped out because her husband got kind of insecure about her being better then he was. The other worked in a dealership for several years, completed all her pHD's, and was a certified Master Technician. She got recruited by another company and now runs a water treatment plant. She still loves working on bikes but couldn't pass up the better job opportunity. I know of another female metric technician but I haven't seen her in a couple of years so don't know if she's still in the field.
Two of my very good female friends are parts countermen and have earned the respect of just about anyone that deals with them through their hard work and knowledge. (There are also two other female countermen at dealerships here but I don't know them real well.)
Another female here is a shop owner, and has owned or run a motorcycle shop for I'd guess at least 15 years. I buy probably 80% of my parts from her and am continually impressed by her knowledge and business acumen. I could definitely see her intimidating a few males as she is also a fitness competitor and is in awesomely great shape. And she open carries in her shop.
Yeah, an athletic female in spandex, packing a gun, that has forgotten more about motorcycles then most riders will ever know, might just bruise a delicate ego or two.:biggrin: