Females in the Fellowship

[Ruler of the Frogs]

I've heard a lot of people say that they wish there were more female characters in Lord of the Rings. I've also heard a lot of people say they would have enjoyed the book more if there had been a female in the Fellowship. I don't know why, exactly, but I tend to disagree. I'm a girl myself, but I'm not offended that there were no girls in the Fellowship - actually I'm glad! Maybe it's all these Legolas fangirls writing about a female elf joining the Fellowship, and falling pathetically in love with Legolas, but I just couldn't see a girl in the Fellowship. Besides, the female characters that were present in Lord of the Rings were strong in my opinion and that more than made up for it. While I kind of saw Eowyn as a desperate (towards Aragorn) she still managed to kill the Witch King which is pretty amazing by my standards! And look at Galadriel, she's strong and intimidating, more so than her male counterpart Celeborn (you hardly hear anything about him...) I just wondered if other people share the opinion that a female in the Fellowship would have been a wrong move, or if they wish there had been a girl in the Fellowship.