That said, I'd suggest that dogs, in general, represent more stereotypical male behavior - gluttony, aggressiveness, playfulness with reckless abandon, etc. Cats on the other hand represent more stereotypical female behaviour - cleanliness, gracefulness, and you may even go as far as to say (dare I?) manipulative behavior.
So, I'd guess that females who do not connect with men in general, do connect with the stereotypical female traits found in cats.
Or maybe I'm full of bologna. In which case, pass the Wonder bread and mustard....I'm hungry.
Speaking as a woman, dogs are cleaner than cats. I don’t mind pooper scooping the yard, but cleaning a cat box is gross.
We had two dogs and two cats at one time and I much preferred the dogs. My husband was a cat person, so guess who got to clean the cat box? LOL
Our kitties and the two original dogs have passed on. My husband is now the #1 fan of our Jack Russell and I’m the #1 fan of our elderly black Lab mix. No more kitties.