I have some experience with this: I (a male) run pinball tournaments in tandem with a female friend. The original idea for the events was hers and I hopped on board with my knowledge of tournament running and technical-ness.

She perceived a need for a women's league in Milwaukee, and it has been running for a few months now. I have attended a couple times to help run the scorekeeping, and have helped with a little bit of promotion. I think its pretty cool. It has a different dynamic than the co-ed tournaments or predominantly male tournaments I've been to.

But let's be honest about this: the men (including myself) posting on this thread are unqualified to speak authoritatively on this subject, and from the looks of it I don't think any women have yet. I'm hoping that pinball women can chime in on this thread. I have always appreciated listening to and pondering my co-director's opinions on the value of a women's pinball community, but I can't articulate it anywhere near as well as she can.