Sigh. Neither an English major nor a biologist. I will defer to your expertise, Tax-Chick...on the sexes and taxes, as I have zero understanding of taxes(I gotta guy my inlaws used for forever) and only 50% understanding of the sexes and only the one I fall under.
I claim (a certain amount of )expertise on such far reaching topics as Firearms, Cars, Boats, Dogs(male), Motorcycles, fishing, hunting, baseball and various careers I have dabbled in, etc. feel free to avail yourself of my knowledge anytime.
You are, of course, correct. The improper use of “gender” is a major loss to the language.
There, fixed it. In English, adjectives don't have gender, although they do in some languages like French.