The female equivalent of the male hero is the "heroine".

A female equivalent of the national attire was also created.

This suffix is also used to create the female equivalent of some male names:

Until now, no host team had lost this increasingly popular female equivalent of the Ryder Cup.

It is the female equivalent of male bowing in Western cultures.

As a first name it is the female equivalent of Rufus.

There is no female equivalent of a man's standard concert uniform, the tuxedo.

Diamantbollen, the female equivalent of the award, was established in 1990.

Professor Frankenstein started to create the female equivalent of the monster.