There is nothing that says you cannot be a powerful person as a woman. There are women political leaders, scientists, CEO’s, etc. And, like men, some of them are great at what they do and others aren’t.

You probably wouldn’t find it easier as a “man” because you aren’t one.

For example: I went to law school with a woman who was about 4’10” and weighed about 75 pounds if you put a diving belt on her. Smart woman, did well in school, and the last I knew of her, she had a good job in the legal field. Would she have become more powerful trying to be a 4’10” 75 pound man?

Embrace what you are. People make comments about things all the time. People can be crude. It is not a problem with who you are, it is a problem with them.