I agree completely with Gnat. But I'd also add that I think that women tend to break things down into steps/details more automatically. There's actually some research out there to support this, maybe not in coaching specifically but definitely in spatial cognition and navigation.

So can anyone learn to coach in that manner, absolutely. I just think it comes more naturally to women. Realizing of course that there is a very large spectrum of thought patterns/styles within either gender.