Well my female char is a mage, and way older than she looks (several hundred years at leas). She is more interested in power and beneficial tactical position in society where she can "direct without rilling". She is intelligent, reserved, purposeful and when needed manipulative, and actually engages in direct battles only when she has no other options left. She is different form me, but I can understand and often approve of her choices - it is a role, but one I play from my own "mindset"

The male character on the other hand is highly chaotic - he allows me to do everything that my female char never would - either because she is to smart, to controlled and reserved or because of how logical she is. Since I don't identify that much with the male chars making chaotic and sometimes illogical choices does not cause so much discord for me, so I can experience all the content and fun I miss in the other playtrough - I get him in to all kinds of trouble and see how it works out, and if the villagers do the smart thing and chase him out with pitchforks this time around
And I have to admit some eye candy is welcome - I like attractive man, so when I get my hands on one I fully control I delight in playing dress ups with him

No doubt I shall be all of the above at some point. My first will probably be a Nord who likes a lady-Nord. Unless someone else impresses me!

I'm certainly tempted to marry a beast for the lulz.

That's what I like about playing female characters, dressing them up and then seizing all the power in the land from right under the noses of each and every man in the land. But the hardest thing I find is to be evil consistently. Because being good means you give up the rewards and the extra gains and its really hard to maintain when you are predisposed to being a law abiding citizen. Somehow I don't feel so bad about killing another woman with my female character so I can wear her shoes. But when its a male character I feel bad, its like I should be buddies with the guys and I shouldn't hit girls in the game, only gutting those men that try to stab me in the back. And this is why I like Argonians, I feel like a real predator and everyone is fair game even other Argonians. Khajits is a different matter for me, male or female I feel that we're one big litter and I have to look out for fellow Khajit (is it just me or do Khajits seem pretty rare like they are going extinct?).