Also, does anyone know of any women that have actually purchased an iPod, or at least a portable mp3 player of some sorts?

The resident girly girl speaks.

I've purchased a few. I bought (and still have) the Rio PMP300 when it first came out. I've had a few different in dash MP3 players as well.

However, my social contact with other women is generally limited to my friend's girlfriends, other women usually hate me.

I can not offer you any of the statistical information you need, however, if you need marketing ideas, feel free to ask. If it isn't needed, you'll wind up with a really long post of no real use to you.