Grammatically speaking, it is not proper in current langage to use him as a general pronoun in american english.

It was, once, in all fairness. Now, however, it's pure and unadulterated bullshit. Especially the reinforcment involving professors.

Renderosity has an ingrained culture that has always denigrated women. This isn't something new, isn't something special. It's so deeply embedded int he internal culture that even the female staff is accepting of it.

Sensitivity training is for wimps, ya know, so they'll have none of that.

Ain't gonna change any time soon.

thou and I, my friend, can, in the most flunkey world, make, each of us, one non-flunkey, one hero, if we like: that will be two heroes to begin with. (Carlyle)