YD and Sushe: No sources exist saying that they shouldn’t. It’s clear everywhere from the Gemara on down that it’s a R’shus. They can do it if they want. The Rosh (quoted in the Be’ur Halacha) even goes farther to say that they should, but not quite have to. The only reason people Assur it nowadays is because there are many who do it for feminist and non-Halachic reasons, and therefore people want to keep Halacha-keeping women away from that. There is no source, anywhere, with any valid Halachic reason, not to. It’s entirely a thing to keep us away from those trying to change Yiddishkeit. So if a woman does it (And I think they should; why not? It’s a Mitzvah that Pashtus is a Safek Kiyum D’Oraisa.), just don’t make a big deal out of it. If you want to do it then the point isn’t to make waves or say that women are the same as men. If you do it, do it because it’s a Mitzvah and don’t make a huge deal about it in your community.
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