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It might not seem like much in isolation but it's not just "women drivers". This push started several years ago with a co-ordinated effort. Youtube had front page banners celebrating "Women creators" and the language seemingly changed overnight since then (probably by use of bots on Reddit and social media).

People have been conditioned in the past few years to walk on eggshells around the word "Female". Redditors even have a meme for it where they'll post "FEEEeeeemaAAALLLLLee" if you use the word to shame you into conformity.

The justification they use is that "Female" is clinical and assumes that the default is male and is therefore offensive, but then they'll say thing like "Male privilege", "Male tears", and "Male gaze". It's deliberate manipulation of language to help police and shame people in acting a certain way around women and trans-sexuals, so that you're always second-guessing and policing yourself. Essentially, we're all having to think and talk like women are in the room even when they aren't.

We don't say "Men nurses", we say "Male nurses". That's why, as a pro wrestling fan, when someone asks me who my favourite "woman wrestler" is, I say Andy Kaufman (He had a stint in pro wrestling where his gimmick was only fighting women).

I know this all sounds autistic on the surface but there really has been a deliberate push and more people might notice it now as a result of this thread. People will jump through hoops these days to avoid saying the word "Female". Once you notice it there's no unseeing it.