To be honest, LH, I much prefer male singers. I find so many female ones that are too close to squeaky for my taste. I think many sopranos are just damn bland. But maybe that's thinkin' the grass is greener on the other side too.
As for the rest...
I will point out that women have their own distasteful cultural pressures. The obsession with looks I find particularly disturbing, and the pressure to conform to style. Not only in clothing, but weight issues and such as well. And the destructive social relations some girls find themselves are quite sad.
A light hearted talk on some of this:
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This is the media prof Michael Strangelove, of whom I've spoken before. I find him fairly entertaining.... ;)