Break up gendered monopolies by eliciting responses from others. But be ready to credit intelligent observation and engaged listening among them as a distinctive kind of participation. Resist the temptation to respond to inquiring tones of voice as if they were questions. Instead of answering, try to identify and credit the comment within a question. Don't call on women to the exclusion of men.
Students tend to resent a new favoritism as much as the old.
Avoid the gendered forms of address when discussing the professions or titles of distinction. By doing so, you are crafting an image of achievement for the future and shaping the self-image of aspiring students. The anecdotes or hypothetical situations that you offer might be gender inclusive. When you tell stories about conferences or important events in your discipline, consider whether it sounds like an exclusive club. When offering historical examples, weigh how you express differences across time so that you are neither white-washing the past nor offending the egalitarian hopes of the present.