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Let me break down the explanations given, because most of them boil down to this:
As a noun, yes, because it's mainly used in biology like that ("A hawk female") and thus can come off as dehumanizing. As an adjective: No ("A female cashier", "A male cashier")
Itβs not negative per se , but quite impolite, not least because a woman is so much more than her gender.
How about: "The weaker sex" instead?
How about "the fairer sex"?
I've switched to Lady for a lot of descriptors that I used to use Female. And a lot more They. Or just a physical description, like the person with the dark hair.
Edit: I'm probably trying harder than I need to. I just want to accommodate people.
Friend, people will get offended by anything and everything. Didn't worry about it. You just be you.
People that say 'females' out loud in public are quickly assumed to never get laid. It's okay to use when talking or writing about science topics and such.