It ain't that big a deal to change grips out.
Complaint may be exacerbated if they were not allowed to modify issued weapons on their own.
I’m no expert on handguns - but I’m told that the Glock 17 grip can’t realistically be made smaller, which would mean these women would have to be issued with a different firearm entirely.
I could see a case if (for example) when they originally joined, a different firearm was in use, that they could handle better - and maybe that did happen, although there’s no indication of it. But expecting standard equipment to be changed because of your size is a different matter.
The fact that they also complain the body armour is too big and that they rail in the range was too high makes me wonder precisely how small they are - and that makes a difference as to what accomodations are reasonable as well.
A Glock 17’s grip size can’t be modified to a size smaller than it is simply because the grip must hold a magazine containing 17 rounds of 9MM ammunition making the pistol a poor choice for anyone with small hands.
Small, weak hands pose another problem with the Glock 17 due to the pistol’s propensity to a malfunction known as “limp-wristing when the pistol isn’t held firmly in the shooter’s hand.
The Glock 17 is a poor choice for anyone, man or woman, with small weak hands.