Commander

I recently read an interview featuring the voice actress who voices my favorite lady character.  I was surprised to read that only a small percentage of players pick the female character (18% according to BioWare).  Let me tell you, you're making a mistake!

FemShep

Stop playing the male Commander Shepard, right now!  The female character is so much better.  The voice acting for the female character is done by Jennifer Hale who has voiced so many important characters in gaming.  Why do I love FemShep?  Because she's a badass.  Doesn't matter if you play her paragon or renegade, she's a character that rocks.  I know that a lot of it has to do with BioWare's tactic of using an almost identical script for the male and female characters, but when FemShep says it...it's just so much cooler.  Unlike many other female characters in gaming, FemShep fits the role.  She's a soldier--she looks and acts like one.  She's not overly sexualized (in fact, when you assist Kasumi Goto on her quest to crash a fancy party and FemShep is required to don a pretty dress, you really get the feeling she's not comfortable with it) and she is in charge.  As a lady gamer, FemShep is more the direction that I'd like to see female characters going.  No more sexy ladies with unrealistic giant chestal regions who storm fortresses while wearing minimal clothing!  I want my female characters to be realistic--if they're a soldier, dress them like a soldier and not like a prostitute who wandered onto a battlefield.

The next time you're rolling a new Commander Shepard, give FemShep a try.  I guarantee you'll enjoy it.  Heck, you might even forget that there is a male option :D