Let's knock the shit off. Anything suitable for a male to sing is just as suitable for a female.
Hi Jeri, in the Report of Commissioner of Fish & Fisheries covering the Northeast coast of the US from NY to Maine dating from 1784 to 1876 concerning the Whaling industry the female whaler is well documented as being undetected even after a few voyages to the whaling grounds with the same crew aboard the same ship. Did she sing along side of here male counterparts? Women have been working to work songs as long as men. There are quite a few women I'd rather be singing shanties with than a good number of so called shantymen.   
Barry Finn