How many times has this thread been on the Escapist now? Not a dig towards the OP, just an observation; I think this thread pops up at least 2 times a month on average.
Anyway, here's a pretty standard answer; YES. Seriously, the first fight I ever got into was with a girl (I'm a guy, by the way). I have no tolerance for violence towards me or mine; you hit me, I hit you. You hit me again, and I hit harder, etc ad infinitum until one of us is one the ground.
Notice how I never mentione gender. The rule applies to both gender's. In this, as they are in many things, they are the same to me.