It sounds to me like gender is not the issue here.
The whining and complaining is the issue.
This person does not need to be in your class if she is going to whine about a little contact.
Your post says that you and several others in the class have problems with this chic. She is definately the problem, not you!
Don't change what you are doing. Practice hard and if she dosen't like it, then she can quit and go study basket weaving. It is Kung Fu, not patty cake! She is the problem, not you!
Have I said this before.
She is the problem, not you!
Gender is not the issue, the whining is.
Badges?
We don't need no stinking badges!