I have studied male and female thought traits a lot, and there is a lot of individuality, a lot of pressures from society, a lot that has to do with upbringing, but really in the end, no matter what you do, men and women always think differently. The differences are often difficult to express through simple phrases and single-word traits, as almost all of our human personality traits are seen in some way, shape, or form in both genders. But there are still some very big differences. I don't understand why so few people see this, it has always been obvious to me. But I have seen that most people don't seem to spend a lot of time analyzing a group of people as a whole, but rather only the individuals they directly associate with.
I have posted a story about some of the differences I see most prominently between men and women, if you care to take a look at my stories.
Well, since I am a woman, I define "thinking like a woman" as any thought that passes through my head. For the most part, I find classifying someone's train of thought according to their gender to be unnecessary. A person's train of thought tends to be more reliant on experience and personality than gender. Although women seem more emotionally aware than men, that tendency alone doesn't define how one thinks.