I don't think women should be immune from flaming. I just think it's a good idea in general to let them see what's what in C&C before you give them a trial by fire. And nan, the only reason I'd apply this soft "rule" to women and not men (thus it being unequal treatment) is 1) we have plenty of dudes here and won't miss a pussy bitch who gets butthurt easily and 2) women, in general, are a lot more sensitive and emotional (or at least, it's natural for us to be sensitive and emotional about trivial things) and more likely to get run off than a new guy. I'm not so much catering to specific females as I am trying to encourage a little more of our gender presence. Once people get the ebb and flow of the place, then by all means it's all things equal. But again, while not a hard "rule" I can point to, I don't see what i can hurt to go a little easier on the chickies AT FIRST.
I speak not for all of EF mods though. That's just how I roll on this particular topic.