I don't find the sex of the dog has anything to do with bonding with a male or female human. As a general rule I select & handle females. You can't put a thread between my Giant Schnauzer, Collie & I. They're both females. I train dogs for a lot of different things & my personal dogs are always female with a couple of rare exceptions. My current Standard Poodle is one of those rare exceptions & I still wish he'd been a girl. I will always prefer handling & living with females. I love my boy, don't get me wrong but the females are more focused & far harder to distract. My boy is currently goofier than a clown show because he smells a lady in season. I've never had trouble with a male marking in the house or other naughty male behavior & that's mostly because they're raised & trained & know it just won't do. Of course, Mr. Layne, went to mark the other day & didn't see Tinerkbell, our tiny long coated Chihuahua. She bit him on the offending appendage & for a couple of days he was very careful where he peed & now circles everything before he pees on it. So my ladies can be helpful in breaking up bad behavior.
Either way, if Mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. My tip would be that if you want her to bond with the dog, then put her as the primary of picking the pup most drawn to her & her being the primary caregiver to the puppy & it won't be long until they're inseparable male or female.