Although English doesn't emphasize gender in nouns, in romantic languages (which are the basis for English), that class of nouns is masculine. Where the gender

Although English doesn't emphasize gender in nouns, in romantic languages (which are the basis for English), that class of nouns is masculine. Where the gender is not known, the correct pronoun is "he." A spokesman is a he; a spokeswoman is a she; a spokesperson is a he.