I as a breeder don't say that females are better for inexperienced owners as males. It always depends on the individual puppy. If the puppy is dominant, and tries to get whatever it wants by force, then I'll not give it to beginner, no matter if it is male or female. My first wolfdog was a dominant female and I had lot of work to do when we discussed our roles in the family. It wouldn't work with somebody not strong enough (both physically and mentally). I am sometimes surprised that it worked at all, as she was my first dog ever.
When a family with two small kids asked me to buy a male puppy, we had an agreement, that they would only get the male if he is not dominant (I had only one male), otherwise they will get the least dominant female. They had some experience already, but I wanted to be sure that the dog would not be dangerous to the kids. Fortunately Beren turned out to be a big sweet bear, so they are quite happy together.
(here are some pictures of Beren with the kids from last week show:
http://www.images.dogforum.sk/files/...s55a9whdbf.jpg
http://www.images.dogforum.sk/files/...kpkswnbbqh.jpg)