Why is Ubisoft afraid to make an AC game with a female protagonist?

This may get downvoted but it's a question I've had for a long while. There is a lot of lip service at Ubisoft about being inclusive and how strong their women characters are but EVERYTIME we get a MAINLINE game with a female protagonist it always comes with the caveat of there being a male playable right next to her. Whether it be Syndicate or Odyssey it just seems really cheap not to give a female protagonist her own chance to shine. Especially considering most people picked Alexios who isnt even the main character. Imagine if in Tomb Raider they gave you the option to play as a dude instead of Lara Croft. That would probably ruin how iconic she has become. Evie and Kassandra will never have that chance because of this.