Let's try this again, because last time the only responses I got were snarky /pol/-level seething.

Laura Shigahara is of Japanese descent, but she composed Plants vs Zombies:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNXphqxbePM

How come there are relatively fewer western female composers compared to in Japan? We all know of Yoko Shimomura, Yoko Kanno, and Michiru Yamane, but most of the western greats are men.