Hm. Okay. I think, if you can handle the SPN 'verse in terms of sexism? You can take the Dresden books. The main character IS a chauvanist, but it also comes back to bite him, as most of the powerful players in the books are female. Many of them appear to be helpless. And he's a chauvanist in that "must protect damsel in distress!" way, not in any malicious way.

Also, the coolest character in the book is probably his police liason, Murphy, a 5'0 thin woman who ends up being a Big Damn Hero in the Joss sense of the word. I (heart) Murphy.

Also, unlike LKH? Butcher gets better over time. So the main gender issues I had with the books are gone by book 4-ish, if you can get that far. Which, y'know, YMMV as to whether it's worth it.