> Granted, a female strength athlete will generally drastically outperform Joe Q Couchmaster on something like a snatch or a bench press. But compare like with like -- powerlifters with powerlifters, weightlifters with weightlifters -- and men lift more than women in every weight class.

Even if you compare average men with female volleyball or basketball athletes men seem to have higher upper and lower body strength.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7253873