Gender in Vedic Astrology

The implication is that, given a certain chart, would life be different with a different gender?According to spiritual principles, everyone has both sexes within them, it's just that one or the other predominates, giving us our physical gender. Likewise in Vedic Astrology, the chart alone doesn't specify the sex of its owner, but regardless of physical gender, we can tell if a person has more masculine or more feminine qualities. This is because the planets and the signs themselves have gender qualities, and by the rules of interpretation, certain factors will predominate over others.For instance, the Sun and Mars are obviously masculine. If both are strong in a chart- woman or man- the person has 'male' qualities of dominance and leadership. Likewise, the Moon and Venus represent the feminine side. If strong, even in a male chart, they give qualities of nurturance and attractiveness. Likewise, all the rest of the Heavenly indicators have gender, and all are present in every chart.Yet, the planets will not act exactly the same in a man's chart compared to a woman's. The nurturing qualities of the Moon typically get more expression in a female as compared to a male. The Moon also represents the cyclical part of a woman's body, which obviously gets much less play in the body of a man. The aggression of Mars in a Man's chart gets more opportunity for expression in society whereas in a woman's chart it has fewer acceptable outlets (although in our modern culture this has changed somewhat).So, in answer to the question posed above, yes, your life would be different were you born of a different sex. To give an example: say Venus, the planet signifying beauty, is placed in its own sign Taurus in the first house, the house that shows physical appearance. In either a man or woman's chart, this would give the person the benefit of being physically attractive. Now, if in the same chart, say that the Sun and Mars are in Cancer, a sign that softens these planets' masculine qualities. What looks like a potentially good chart for a woman: attractive, caring, and emotional, would simultaneously indicate a rather effeminate man.Likewise, if Mars is prominent in a chart, a man would make use of this energy to drive himself towards success and likewise be dominating in partnership. In a traditional male-female relationship, this would be acceptable. The same chart for a woman, though it may make her eager for success, would spell disaster in relationship, because most men can't handle being dominated by a woman.
There are other factors in analyzing a chart where gender makes a difference in the interpretation. Venus, generally the planet of relationship, represents the marriage partner, but only in a man's chart. Whereas in a woman's chart, her husband is indicated by Jupiter. Also, in a woman's chart, Mars is the planet of her sexuality, but for a Man, it is Venus. The Moon, as mentioned before, has a special relevance in female charts with regard to the physical well-being. Venus contributes special meaning here as well for female hormones.The signs have qualities of Male and Female: the odd-numbered signs (beginning with Aries as No.1) being male, the even-numbered ones, female. Again, a predominance of one gender in signs will incline the person towards more male or female qualities. Having a chart that has most of the planet occupied signs the same as the person's sex makes for an easier expression of the energies, the reverse tends to create difficulties.Gender is an aspect of form that the soul chooses to experience on this plane. How the gender fits with the inherent qualities one is born with constitutes a major factor in the karmas to be encountered in this lifetime.