There's your homie Shaundie, a tough gangster girl who can easily pull her weight alongside your male team members. You, the boss of the Third Street Saints, can be a woman. In fact, the world of Saint's Row is, sadly, probably more fiercely equal than the world of real life.
In this world, there are lots of strong female characters. Has touched on the issues of gender equality in other games, like her recent piece on sexism in LA Noire. This game is, at least, consistent in how it treats the sexes. While it's true that one of the many options is a 'sex appeal meter' which increases or decreases the size of your curves, it works for men, too, increasing or decreasing the size of their package. No one in Steelport is going to take the slightest bit of notice.
All outfits, makeup, and hair styles are available to both genders, so there's nothing stopping you from, say, being a girl with a beard or a fella with pigtails, lip gloss, and high heels. It's amazing how often games won't let female players experience a game within their own gender. Girl+power? First, you can play as a male or female and create your own character from a mind-boggling array of customisation options. So how can it be a positive for women gamers? Mostly, because it's entirely blind to gender-roles, a rarity in the game world. On the face of it, this game is a puerile, adolescent male fantasy, crammed with silly jokes and saucy imagery.
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