Joan of Arc who never even fought in battle or killed an enemy? Joan of Arc who was specifically the hero because of her (perceived) virginity? Yes, her innocence emboldened men, men who were living out their hero's journey which is partly (some would say fully) prompted by the need to rescue that which is pure and threatened. This is part of what makes femininity (not flowers, that comment and assuming me to be an antisemite make me think you don't take this in good faith) and seems like it would be difficult to articulate through any form of media.
In Peterson's first book, Maps of Meaning, he writes as a clinical psychologist about the natures of the male and female. I think (opinion) he touched on a solid truth in personifying the masculine as active and the feminine as inert. The seed being worthless without the nourishing soil and the soil also inactive without the seed to nourish. I also haven't seen him discuss adventure in the context of the Big 5, would you mind citing that for me?
Samus, Ripley, Mulan, they're all great examples of exceptions to the rule. Ripley especially was endearing because of her innocence while Samus has a field-leveling suit and Mulan is specifically praised because she was a woman. The only reason she was interesting was because she broke convention. A spin-off featuring Zelda in that way would make complete sense, but again, I would prefer it not be a Legend of Zelda game.
As for Marx, I confess to not having read him, merely to being familiar with the basics of his philosophy as it pertains to my life. His philosophy of course hinges on the inequity between social classes, which is why the modifier "cultural" is used, indicating that the doctrine is that of the Marxist paradigm of class struggle but as applied to the broader culture. I'm not accusing you of pitting people against each other based on immutable characteristics (it sounds like maybe that's what you were getting from me), I'm saying that it's become a worldview for some people.
Anyway, this seems to have gotten into the weeds a bit and I feel like I'm cluttering a thread that's about Zelda as a protagonist, not about the nature of the sexes. I'd be down to do some pming about it but I won't clutter it any further, I've said my piece.