Originally Posted by Mickey_

English is not my first language, but in what world does "he" refer to both male and female genders? The way I learned it and recall it to be standard practice is when attempting to cover both genders in writing, you simply default to the "gentler" gender and that will cover both. Politness in writing, if you will. It has nothing to do with being overly politically correct or being a feminist or any of that BS in my opinion, it's just polite. No more no less.

In short: My analysis of the situation is that you have way too much time on your hands.

Having said all this, I don't think any of this matters in the least bit.

ps. I agree that the easiest way to avoid the issue completely is simply to use plural.