>Aviatrix and actrix were popular words in the late 1930’s, to describe female aviators and actors.
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>Then we get into the 1970’s when Berkeley, California began the “politically correct” disuse of any word which included man or men. So it became politically incorrect to say, mail man, or garbage man as an example. Those words are considered sexist. It should be mail person or garbage person. :)

And the "pay them less" attitude was left untouched. These guys deserved to get bitten by a Doberperson instead of being allowed to get their legs on the ottoperson.