I may say that (Being) love, in a profound but testable sense, creates the partner. it gives him a self-image, it gives him self-acceptance, a feeling of love-worthiness, all of which permit him to grow. It is a real question whether the full development of the human being is possible without it.
Abraham Maslow
(1908 - 1970)
Source: Toward a Psychology of Being, 3rd Edition, Page: 49
This is presuming us all to be the same. Gender, I believe, plays only a small role in the grand scheme of things. Our particular genders allows us access to particular aspects of “powers” of influence, and only affect those sensitive to such influences