I never said preventing. It's a massive disadvantage. I could (+ might) write a longer piece about the whole subject as there is more to this than height but it's quite surprising what a difference it makes.

If you can overcome that disadvantage, all power to you, but it doesn't change the state of affairs.

I refer you to this graph - http://cdn.okcimg.com/blog/lies/MessagesPerWeek.png

It's a rough analysis but shows a clear female preference based on height. Certainly an indicator.