Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-7699236-20150618150629/@comment-14745711-20150624061902

Look, the whole point is they are just unneeded. There is plenty of evidence to support that with the current astartes making technology, women cannot take on the modifications and survive. Besides, we already have the Sisters of Battle, who are basically female space marines already. There is no issue of sexism here, and as far as the cannon states there is a good and valid reason there are no female space marines. It does actually make sense that the female body cannot take on the gene-seed, since usually women have a weaker body than men. It possible that exceptions could be engineered, but there's no reason to do so when males can be space marines. There is no need for female space marines and no know way in the current cannon for them to exist. Yes, there could of course be something we don't know about, but there is simply no reason for there to be. Also, there are plenty of cases where females in 40k do an equal/better job than males. Commander Shadowsun from the Tau is a good example. There are also female inquisitors, Techpriests, guardsmen, high ranking officers etc. The military does seem to be male dominated, but that should come as no surprise, since it is a question of the usual mentality that men and women have. Women are less inclined to seek out such roles in society. Yes of course there are exceptions, and with an army as big as the Imperium's, there's bound to be a lot of them. But the point is, there are no female astartes, and there don't need to be.

End of discussion.