Gender neutral terms for author

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Gender neutral terms for author

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I noticed in the guidelines it mentions that the gender neutral terms should be used for the author unless you know for sure of the gender. Even though I thought it was "she" I wanted to be extra cautious and use "they ". This counted towards my score and I would like more clarification on this.
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If you're not sure if the author is male or female, you should use "they." If it's obvious that they are female (there is a picture or you can tell from their bio), then you can use traditional pronouns. It sounds like you're tracking. :)
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