there is a halchic directive not to appoint a woman to a positon of authority of the tzibbur, that may have influenced the status quo. There is also a necessary degree of comraderie in the working environment that would make a mix of genders more problematic than helpful. It was rumored that one of the Manhattan orgs had a woman among them. In my former service, most women were not averse to being helped by seasoned, mature people, but this was not in Booklyn, and the question is not without its merits.
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