I'm with Tim on this. Quality is the real issue for debate, not male vs female.

There is far too much poor quality dancing, with not enough attention to detail, to precision, to putting on 'a show', to entertaining the public. And there are male teams and female teams and mixed teams which are all equally guilty (both with and without clogs).

As a result, the average member of the public has a low expectation when they encounter a morris team. And so it doesn't attract the essential new members.

Then look at the growth in the number Rapper Sword teams over recent years.- young/old, male/female/mixed, UK/international, and ask why?