The thing is, if you are going for realism, then women shouldn't even be out on the battlefield fighting to the equal ability of men in the first place...
Its development began at a time period when the need for a lighter and faster sword became mandatory thanks to the introduction of firearm use in warfare .[4] Throughout the 16th century, a variety of new, single-handed civilian weapons were being developed, including the German Rapier.
As gunpowder weapons improved, it became cheaper and more effective to have groups of unarmored men with early guns than to have expensive knights, which caused armor to be largely discarded. Cavalry units continued to use armor for longer. Example include the German Reiter, Polish heavy hussars and the back and breast worn by heavy cavalry units during the Napoleonic wars.
(Hint: the flare spell is your crude musket approximation)
And lastly, please:
Gladiators rarely fought to the death (they were expensive to train) and each pair had armor / weapon sets that "complemented" each other in opposition. i.e. heavier armor + gladius vrs net + trident (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retiarius).
Elizabeth I in full plate (accurate historical replication of the type, however in reality she never wore armor):
In 1467, Hans Talhoffer wrote his Fechtbuch giving illustrated instructions on how duels with a great variety of weapons should be fought. One section deals with combats between a man a woman. R. Coltman Clephan, following R.L Pearsall, reports that, while these were rare in Germany after about 1200, a number of illustrations refer to them. The set-up pictured by Talhoffer is common, but not universal. Apparently, they were most common between husband and wife (because otherwise she would have less trouble finding a champion?) Talhoffer presents his isntructions without special comment, and his advice applies to both combatants. He gives two different versions of a fight, one with the man victorious, one with the woman winning...
Here she has grabbed by the neck and by his member and wishes to drag him out of the hole.
History: IT ISN'T ALIENS! and gender disparity in armors are pretty much ahistorical across the board. Oh, and if we're being accurate, our brave source hunters would have terrible teeth, be covered in mud and probably had lice / fleas not to mention smelling badly. Realism, forward! (Even up to the end of the 19th C, outdoor garments in cities were constantly covered in mud in Europe / America)
