Mods feel free to lock this thread as I am not trying to create another thread of the same topic that was locked already. However, I wasn't given the opportunity to openly reply given that I believe my post was misunderstood by Kevin.
When I said IMO yes it there is some weight to it, I was not suggesting that a woman shouldn't or couldn't handle a male dog, vice versa or anything of the sort. Women are more than capable (provided they are individually capable) of handling a hard male dog, and vice versa.
What I was referencing was a few situations I have seen and I'll provide one. A male dog is raised and trained by a female handler and trainer. Sold to the military. Gets handled by a few different people on it's way to it's final destination post (as in feeding, kennel cleaning, vet visits Etc..). During that time when there was no bonding with a handler yet, the dog was recorded as being harder with males, but very willing with female handlers. IMO the dog was use to and felt comfortable following a female handler. He ended up with a male handler and after about 3 days of bonding and handling the dog was working just as hard for his new male handler, but at first when he wasn't bonded with any one handler, he was more sharp with the guys and let the ladys (2 of them) walk all over him like they had been handling him from the get go. When the guys would try to get him out the kennel to clean in his kennel or something he would act real shady and not care for the guys to be around him, and now I'm rambling, but that is what I meant. Not a woman can't handle a male dog or something of that sort.