Whenever possible, use gender-neutral words and expressions to prevent offending any of your readers.

For example, instead of "Chairman," you can try "Chair," "Moderator," or "Facilitator."

But if the the gender of the "Chair" is obvious from the context, then you can use "Chairman" or "Chairwoman" as appropriate.< p>

Here are some other suggestions (inspired by Microsoft Style Guide):

OLD USAGE: Man. Mankind.

TRY: Humanity. People. Humankind.

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OLD USAGE: "He mans the boat."

TRY: "He operates the boat."

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OLD USAGE: "The candidate was manhandled on the campaign trail."

TRY: "The candidate was roughed up on the campaign trail."

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OLD USAGE: Salesman.

TRY: Sales Representative. Sales Person.

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OLD USAGE: Man-made.

TRY: Synthetic. Manufactured.

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OLD USAGE: Manpower.

TRY: Workforce. Staff. Personnel.

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OLD USAGE: Man-hour.

TRY: Labor-hour.

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OLD USAGE: ... to a man

TRY:...without exception

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OLD USAGE: Manhunt.

TRY: Hunt for the fugitive.