Most of the show's men were portrayed as weaker than their female counterparts, but I wouldn't agree that Adama was. (or Tigh) If anything, he was the most coherent authority figure the show had, regardless of gender.

Roslin's scenes were slanted to make her appear more steely, IMO, but that didn't fool everyone. I liked her character, but she didn't compare to Bill in this context. She often ended up carrying the flag of feminism, making decisions that didn't make sense in a near-extinction, post-apocalyptic scenario. (woe are we, that we can't abort babies, even if we're going to die without them) "Stardoe" had her moments, but ultimately boiled down to a talented flake with daddy issues. Despite his stiff acting and Sharon-co-dependent tendencies, Helo was a favorite character of mine. Chief wasn't bad for the first half, but ultimately melted down.

The Cylons were obviously driven by estrogen, despite Cavil's delusions of dark matter-smelling grandeur. His authority only surfaced when a big, bad, hateful male authority figure was needed. Leoben had some clarity, but didn't go anywhere. Doral wore suits and played the passive/aggressive little man part, while Simon simply died a lot.