A lot of my favorite fiction is written by men.

The female works I've most enjoyed are probably somewhat unusual in their intensity of focus on ideas, things & obstacles rather than feelings, people and relationships.

eg. Ayn Rand, Andre Norton and JK Rowling

So far as I can tell, Harry Potter undergoes no real character development and his only real virtue is bravery. I stopped reading somewhere in the 5th book so maybe I missed out but that was my impression, anyway.