Women being the majority of Gundam fans is how we got fun clusterfucks like Wing, the latter half of 08th MS, The Origin, and Flay. They're also the demographic that rightfully despises Stardust Memory. Though chasing for that demographic without actually thinking about what they'd want is how you get Seed and Seed Destiny sucking so much at human drama and assuming pretty character design will paper over all flaws. Tomino himself realized how important they were, which is how we get Turn A being so good and unique and completely unlike the dispassionate meatgrinder of Victory. And to think he nearly screwed it all up by wanting Garma to last only two episodes instead of the 5+2 he gets.