Men Don't Listen

I was told today that men don't listen.  You can tell a man something, and he just doesn't listen to you.  Then he gets the idea and takes credit for it as if you never told him.  Is that really true?  I know it's one of those stereotypes that you hear from women.  But is it based in fact?  I want to guess that the perception of that being true is probably highly dependent on the observer's gender!