Men have it harder?

I was doing my midterm eval and my clinical instructor said something l thought was interesting. Basically she came out and said to me that I would have it harder being a male and more would be expected of me by patients/doctors versus a female. That I would have to know more and be more competant than my female peers. That if I didn't I would be respected less.. Can anyone explain there experience being a man stuck in a womens world? Maybe some examples of personal experiences