Encouragement is a true motivator. A careful secretary consults a dictionary often. The average voter speaks out on political issues. You can eliminate the pronoun, use plural nouns and pronouns or alternative male and female in your speech. You can use chair for chairman, representative for spokesman, call a policeman a police officer and call a female doctor simply a doctor.
Language is a powerful tool that can discriminate unintentionally.
It is also a tool for growth and change. Mentoring Learning the ropes. A mentor can help a person's career to move faster and smoother. Look around and see if someone can be a mentor to you. Communication Studies show that in groups men tend to dominate meetings and control policy decisions.