Before my daughter and I started our long tour, I brought my bike and a box of Stuff up to her graduation. The night before, she mentioned her saddle wasn't very comfortable. I happened to have a Brooks Flyer I'd been meaning to change out with my B-17. She asked if she could try it for the first day.
That was nearly 12 years ago. I still wonder what it feels like to ride a Flyer. I never got it back.
I suspect women are about as likely as men to fit a Brooks saddle. FWIW, I'd guess 60-70% of people who try a Brooks find it comfortable after some adjustment. At least of half of us who like them find it so comfortable we become somewhat fanatical. That's what makes Brooks saddle threads so interesting: 40% say it's the best saddle ever, best thing since sliced bread for comfort on long rides; the 30% who never got comfortable say it's awful and have to invent insults to show how bad their a$$ hurt from the minute they got on; and the rest enjoy the show.