[hvis]

Muscles are different between genders, on average.

A woman's 1RM is a lower percentage of her body weight than a man's (on any exercise, on average), but she will usually be able to do more reps at e.g. 70% of 1RM.

So it makes sense to exercise that higher endurance, and kettlebells are very nice for their mix of strength/endurance work.

(I'm male and love both the barbell and the kettlebell).