tbf, Pauline never really noticed her social disadvantages as a woman because she had people in power willing to recognize her despite being a woman and she was able to overcome situations with either brain, brawn, or both. The only real unrealistic situation is that Pauline is very very strong, however, it seems that in this world, those inherent genetic characteristics are not based on male vs female as seen with those two other girls who were essentially gorillas in dresses (and I mean that in a very good sense in that their strength can't be compared to humans).