or to a group which includes both females and males, she and he, he and she, she/he'or s/he can be used. Or the following methods can be used to avoid the exclusive use of he. For instance, instead of As he advances in his program, the medical student has increasing his job opportunities. try As they advance in their program, medical students increase their job opportunities. To avoid the awkwardness of his/her or she/he recurring, it may be necessary to change the passage. For example, Each student is responsible for publications on loan to him. He must return them to the library by the due date. try Students have responsibility for publications taken out on loan, which must be returned to the library by the due date.The fourth option is to eliminate sexist bias; such as, chairman or chairwoman and use the alternative of either the use of chair or chairperson regardless of the sex of the person holding that office. Sex-labeled job titles reinforce the assumption that the job can be, and is only, done by persons of one sex. This can inhibit members of the other sex from applying for these posts. Other examples for occupational bias are fireman use firefighter; mailman use mail carrier; policeman use police officer; businessman or businesswoman use business executive. When a woman is in one of these occupations, attitudes change and she is seen as not behaving womanly and is often viewed as trying to act like a man, as if assertiveness belong only to men. A businessman is aggressive; a businesswoman is pushy. He is good on details; she is picky. He loses his temper because hes so involve in his job; shes bitchy. He follows through; she doesnt know when to quit.Also, when listing pairs of nouns and pronouns, we usually put the male before the female. This suggests a hierarchy of importance and status. Varying the word order is the solution. For example instead of Sir or Madam try Madam or Sir or instead of Boys and Girls try...
