Halevi, being involved in academic studies do not prepare one for gemara. That’s falling into the trap that there’s a connection between the two; it’s just not true. There are 48 things which the mishnah says are necessary to understand Torah, and math and science, or just being intelligent, are not on the list. Torah study if done correctly is immersive, the production of svara, making proper diyukim, removing all preconceived notions… These are things that women are generally incapable of due to their nature, not just because women were not into academics until recently. Rav Moshe feinstein was fully aware of the state of the world when he said that women should not learn gemara; it’s a mistaken premise.
I also think the rambam is נחית to the yerushalmi, based on what i wrote above, that he says that no women have schar for torah shebaal peh, even though only “rov” women don’t have the capabilities to learn, and i think beruriah was the machriah.