>>713143176 (OP)>BowWomen use bows because while yes everyone knows UHM ACKSHUALLY BOWS REQUIRE A LOT OF UPPER BODY STRENGTH it still makes more sense than some 5'4 woman fighting a 6'10 barbarian who weighs 300 pounds in melee combat. Yes, realistically a woman would have a hard time using a bow, but visually it is much easier to get over than her fighting in close quarters combat
>StaffThis is way, way less of a trope. I mean yeah like Rei or whatever from Star Wars uses one but I guess it would just have to do with it being seen as more of a "dexterity" thing, it is also why if women are melee they are often times rogues because rogues use backstabs, daggers, poisons, etc to kill their targets rather than strength.