And once again science confirms what people have already known for ages
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I can totally see how this would seem to be true, although I don't think that being a woman would have all that much to do with it, more the nurturing factor. It's all in how you treat the animal that will determine how it reciprocates, if you are loving towards your pet it will likely be loving towards you regardless of being man or woman.
It is much more likely that women in general are more nuturing and the animal would respond better to that, with more women on average being nuturing more cats would seem to gravitate towards women so the data may seem to show that cats like women more.
While it may be possible that animals are able to determine human gender and have a bias one way or the other, its not all that likely if you ask me.
I do think cats pick up on a nurturing vibe more than gender, I've known many guys who were cat people and cats loved them right back. My boyfriend is as much of a softie as I am and our cat gravitates between the two of us pretty equally whenever he wants someone to snuggle or play with.
I think people who believe cats are cold and manipulative and just looking for food have never really been around cats. They certainly can and do manipulate people for food or attention, but the same way children do. They know they're cute and they exploit it!
But like children cats also get lonely or anxious or playful or bored or moody etc. They are highly individual animals with similar emotional needs to people, they crave affection and friendship just like everyone else