What do you mean by "gender" here Paddy? Is it the objective fact of being recognisably female to self & others (i.e. The same as sex), is it the choice to present in a way that is associated with feminine stereotypes? Is it innate "gender identity" (womanly personality)?
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As I said Option A has got a lot going for it in terms of a coherent definition, observable characteristics, explanatory power....
I just mean it's "your Option" as in you are putting it on the table, so I'd like you to define it. Is it a thing (in which case what kind of thing) or is it a language game, for the purpose of an assumed greater good?It's a bit like Illicit Financial Flows definition Paddy 
The question is does option B put together two sets of people "some women" + "some not women" and call the new category "women" (why? for what end?)...
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... Or does it put these two categories of people together because they both share a common characteristic "women" which all women (whether bio male or bio female) have, but eg non binary females don't have (is there any proof of this thing? How do I know I've got it?)
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If we're using a definition you're a woman if you really feel like a woman, whatever that means to you, does the question "how do I know if I've got it?" make sense? You tell me, do you feel like a woman? I guess: yes.
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Because in most contexts it's better to treat trans women as women rather than as men? I mean better as in not making people's lives miserable.
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Beyond social niceties (use whatever name people want etc..) in general we/ institutions should treat men and women the same - not discriminate based in sex. In most contexts don't treat men & women, boys & girls differently...
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