That's not an but a female thing.
My husband is a very good navigator, but there are very bad navigators who are men and very good ones who are women, so it's just not a male / female thing, IMO.
I navigate by landmarks, but if an area is unfamiliar I can drive around for a long time to find my way unless I stop and ask for directions.
My husband apparently has a compass in his brain, so he navigates by knowing what direction to travel and he can find his way in an unfamiliar place without directions.
Fortunately for me, GPS navigation devices have become much less expensive.