On 17.03.2016 19:57, Ali Çehreli wrote:
http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2016#developer-profile-genderThat link somewhat answers the "woman" versus "female" use as well (they use "female").
They don't use "female" as a noun, though. Search for "women" on that page, and replace it with "females". Then you have the weird, zoological sounding usage.