Because the majority of people in such positions are men.
I'm sure if I told you the nurse looking after a family member was great, you'd think it was a woman.
And I'm also confident that is I told you I just got off a call with my cousin Peter, you'd think she was a he, when she's not.
The brain uses heuristics, it's just how it is.
I think *intent* is so important because it's crazy easy to take offense.
Tim Ryan (I assume) was making a point with zero malicious intent. Now whether his assessment is right or wrong is another matter.
When I'm writing for coaches I always used she or her, because about 60% of my readers are female. It's too wordy to put she or he, him or her, every time.
I've never had anybody a guy complain, and if they did I'd laugh it off and tell him to reserve his ire for important stuff like world poverty, greed, was and corruption.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/05/2019 05:06AM by RamUK.
