Heh. My instructor said that women were the best to train, because they listened and didn’t presume they automatically knew how to shoot. He always let the men shoot to qualify first, because the women invariably did better.
I see this at Appleseed clinics a lot.
It depends on the student. If someone WANTS to learn, they will learn. Women have special problems with weakness and small hands. Some women also have a problem with going to the range when it’s hot, cold, windy or wet. You don’t succeed by picking nothing but ideal conditions.
Most women who shoot for the first time treat it just as a one time event to be marked off their bucket list.
If you are serious about learning to shoot, join the IDPA in order to use a handgun or attend an NRA high power rifle match for rifles.