Not all ginger cats are male, but most of them are. Approximately 75-80% of ginger cats are male, and about 20-25% are female. This is because the gene responsible for the ginger coat color is located on the X chromosome. Male cats have one X chromosome, so if they inherit the ginger gene on that chromosome, they will be ginger. Female cats have two X chromosomes, so they need two copies of the ginger gene—one on each X chromosome—to be ginger, making it less common for females to be ginger. In short, while most ginger cats are male due to this genetic mechanism, female ginger cats do exist but are less frequent.