gistfile1.rb

# So .. if I really need to have different behavior
# based on gender ...
class Male < Person
end

class Female < Person
end


FactoryGirl.define do
  factory :john, :class => Male do
    name "john"
  end

  factory "joe", :class => Male do
  end

  # or even

  factory :dude, :class => Male do
  end

  factory :john, :parent => :dude do
  end
end


# I usually don't so I probably end up with

class Person
  attr_accessor :gender
end

Person.new.gender = :male  # I like to use symbols in code and convert them to string
Person.new.gender = :female

FactoryGirl.define do
  factory :john, :class => Person do
    name 'John Doe'
    gender :male
  end

  factory :joe, :class => Person do
    name 'John Roe'
    gender :male
  end
end