User blog comment:Ceilingburn/why are there no recurring female characters on SPN?/@comment-99.226.221.214-20130328024708/@comment-4544974-20130328032621

Exactly. I read somewhere that they started casting some female characters, such as Bela and Ruby, to attract more of a male fanbase and instead, they received a lot of backlash for it. :/ It's a shame, really, because I'd love to see a kickass female hunter join the series as a possible ally to the Winchesters or something along those lines.