Having worked for a living, run a business and actually hired women, no, I wouldn't. However, it was the rare women who could do what a guy could when it came to the tuff stuff. They are the exception and not the rule.

Women shine in their ways too. Now that big rigs have power steering, hydraulic seats and so on, they are nice to have as drivers. The tend to not beat the equipment as hard.  When I worked electronics, I notice they were less likely to go over the deep end and kill their bosses, when they got stuck on monotonous jobs.