it's possible, but another way to look at it is if there's so much resistance to having a female president when the alternative is Trump, there should be tons more resistance when the alternative is, say, Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio.
this has a lot in common with a bunch of other 'how progressive should we be' arguments. One side thinks that Trump's so bad, we should lean toward middle-of-the-road or conservative positions so that those who normally would oppose Democrats might abandon trump - this, without causing real progressives to defect. Another side (there's lots of sides) thinks that this is exactly the time to push for progressive change, since people who might otherwise shy away will have to accept it since the other choice is trump. Hell if I know which is closer to the truth.