Hey,
Let's not generalize here.
A woman taught me how to drive a standard shift car!
Though I must add that she came from a family of mechanics, her souped-up mustang could do a quarter mile in 12 secs, and she could drive circles around half of my buddies.
Bonus was that she was blonde and incredible in the sack...
Of course I got dumped for a friggin stock car driver. Didn't stand a chance back in those days... 
ah, memories...