I do agree that he probably said what he meant, but I don't know that he meant what people think he meant. I'm assuming here of course, but I think he may have

I do agree that he probably said what he meant, but I don't know that he meant what people think he meant. I'm assuming here of course, but I think he may have simply neglected to mention that his advice would be the same regardless of sex or gender. And I think his later comments support that idea.