I read absolutely ages ago the results of a study of accident statistics and gender influence (and cannot remember the source unfortunately - I would love to be able to post it to verify the following). This is a generalisation only.
1. Women are less likely to get into trouble in the first place because they are more likely to follow procedures and less likely to take risks they deem unacceptable.
2. Having got into trouble, men are more likely to make a successful recovery.
Conclusion: depends on individual ability, and works out pretty much even.