A few of us here got involved in quite-heated discussion regarding gender-bias amongst classical musicians - specifically, in the question of whether or not one could distinguish the piano playing of a male or a female without prior knowledge of the gender.

Oddly enough, the results through the times have reversed their chauvinist tendencies, and it was the females who maintained that yes, truly, there were highly apparent and discernible differences between male and female players. "Males tend to have a more solid, direct, and louder sound, whereas females will never be able to achieve that sound but compensate by cultivating a more refined sense of subtlety and lyricism."

(Bullshit)

The truth is, there really is no difference between a male and female player. Period.

"In my experience, it is much easier to tell a male or female musician by an examination of their genitalia." - Brian Snow