Chazz, maybe an honest mistake, but I'm concerned about your assumption of which gender the doctor identifies themself.
Say it is a box ticking exercise... Who really gives a ****? Say the new Doctor was black, would it make any difference to your enjoyment of the show? Same goes for the new Doctor being a woman, it'll either be good or it'll be ****e, but I hardly doubt that's based on the gender of the actor. What's the issue with it not being played by a white male? It's not like we're suppressed is it?
it will impact on my enjoyment if they keep harping on about her gender or make it a focal point of numerous stories.
electricity etc mass communications transport medicine science buildings laws etc it's not all bad i'll concede religion - its only purpose ever was to control the masses, especially the female ones.