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  1. Apr 2020
    1. a dissident [OtherPersonName] writer and poet who was haunted by the Secret Police until the [OtherPersonName] reunification

      Clearly referring to the German reunification, a dissident who continued to write after attracting the attention of the Stasi would most likely be Male.

    1. attended Eton College, and later Lancaster University

      College and university attendance makes me lean towards Male because more males attend and complete higher learning programs.

    1. parallels between conceptual art and art and technology, and the cultural implications of cybernetics, telematics, robotics, and biotechnology.

      More men than women interested in technology field.

    2. has conducted extensive research on the theorist and art critic [OtherPersonName] Burnham and into cybernetics as applied to systems art in the 1960s.

      Probably more men than women in research positions in the 1960s.

    1. disappeared while investigating links between the murder of a fallen former manager of Kazakhmys

      Looking into a murder - again, I would think this is more likely to be a man's job

    1. first worked as a metropolitan reporter in New [OtherPersonName], and then became the bureau chief in [OtherPersonName]

      Men are overwhelmingly more likely to become bureau chiefs than women.

    1. and made worthy adversaries in the famous duelling scene from Zenda

      Dueling is almost certainly an activity between two men, and the dueling scene in the Prisoner from Zenda takes place between two men.

    1. On [D] [Month] [Year], [SubjectName] married Lieut. [OtherPersonName] L. [OtherPersonName], who at the time was the assistant naval attaché at the American Embassy

      I am choosing this because typically someone with that job would be male, and so the person marrying the naval attache is likely to be a woman.

    2. where [SubjectName] again became fascinated by opera. [GenderedWord] found a teacher, Madame Delattre

      I think in this kind of music field, the subject would have a teacher of the same gender.

    3. In [Year] [They] married the theatrical manager [OtherPersonName] [OtherPersonName] Mann.

      I am choosing this because in the likely time frame, the theatrical manager would most likely be male. Therefore in the likely time frame, the person marrying them would be female.

    4. playing the leading roles in The [OtherPersonName] Chic, Miss [OtherPersonName] White, and The Strollers

      The second one sounds like it's a show about a female character, and it says the person played the leading wrong, so I am choosing this because I think the passage indicates a female character.

    5. According to Beerbohm Tree, [SubjectName] 's [GenderedWord] had been opposed to the marriage.

      I am choosing this because usually there's more opposition on a woman's side of the marriage rather than a man's, at least historically. So I think the subject is female.

    1. In [Month] [Year], [SubjectName] was tipped to be J.J. Abrams ' lead choice for director of the upcoming [OtherPersonName] Trek Beyond

      Choosing this because most directors of major films, even possible directors, are male.

    2. In [Year], [They] was announced as co- writer on a feature film adaptation of the [OtherPersonName] Comics comic book character Ant- [GenderedWord],

      Choosing this because most writers associated with comic book properties are male.

    3. British television shows parodied using [OtherPersonName] Wars action figures, and Vinyl [OtherPersonName]

      I am choosing this because often "geek culture" type stuff like this is dominated by males, though not always.

    1. had numerous love affairs within the elite [OtherPersonName] Mowbray hunting clique and had a long relationship with the renowned pianist [OtherPersonName] Rubinstein, whom [They] said [They] slept with on [TheirThem] wedding day

      more notable for women

    1. would also wrestle for New Japan Pro Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling

      My reason for choosing this is that New Japan Pro Wrestling only wrestled with men so most likely this person is a male wrestler.

    2. was a straight up powerhouse with a bad attitude

      My reason for choosing this is that this is a description that would most likely be made of a male person, especially the word "powerhouse."

    3. became Mr. Minnesota and Northern States Bodybuilding champion

      My reason for choosing this is that the text uses the gendered term "Mr." and bodybuilding is more likely to be a male activity, though not exclusively.

    4. was drafted in the NFL in [Year] by the [OtherPersonName] Broncos and later by the Canadian Football League

      My reason for choosing this is that both of these leagues only draft/play with male players, so the person is likely male.

    5. was an American professional football player and wrestler.

      My reason for choosing this is that I think someone who was a football player and wrestler is more likely to be a male due to the nature of the careers. Males are more common in both careers.

    1. Brazilian singer-songwriter, rhythm guitarist, lyricist, novelist, short story writer, playwright, journalist, [GenderedWord] and screenwriter

      not professions typical of women

    1. was the only [GenderedWord] who contested in the [Year] general election

      This stands out as another indication of being a female politician because it says they're the "only" one of the group running.

    2. [GenderedWord] is married to Geofrey Hambulo with whom [They] has [XXXX] children

      Geofrey is usually a traditional male name, and most likely the person to him wouldn't be another male in this country.

    3. also the first [GenderedWord] to hold that post in the SADC region

      Again, my reason for choosing this is that it indicates this person is the first of a group to hold a political post, often indicates a woman.

    4. first [GenderedWord] in Zambia to hold the post of Minister of Finance

      My reason for choosing this is that it seems likely that if they're first of a group to do something, they might be a woman because there's a lot of women's firsts in politics.

    1. Minister of Social Affairs, Solidarity, Humanitarian Action, Victims of War, and the Family on [DD] [Month] [DDDD.]

      family affairs in politics typically have female leaders

    1. And in the last year of the war [They] went to the gender- specific YMCA to take care of the poor and dispossessed in France.

      This sounds a bit like nursing-adjacent charity work, which is usually women.

    2. This allowed [TheirThem] to sit in the House of Lords prior to the passing of the Peerage Act [Year], which allowed suo jure hereditary peeresses to enter.

      This sounds like it means a woman was allowed to sit in the House of Lords before women technically were able to do so as a matter of inheritance. "Peeresses" implies women.

    3. socialite

      Socialites are generally women. I'm not sure if its actually a gendered word (like, by definition), but it is generally only used for rich women from important/influential/rich families. Men are usually just 'heirs' or some such.

    1. They had [XXXX] [GenderedWord] together, [OtherPersonName] [SubjectName] born in [OtherPersonName] and [XXX] younger [GenderedWord] born in Davenport, Iowa, where they lived from [Year] to [Year]. Today [They] and [OtherPersonName] live in Bettendorf and have several grandchildren.

      tend to describe family life more for females

    1. an aristocrat tyrant [GenderedWord] in the Egyptian adaptation of [OtherPersonName] Karenina

      I don't recall a female aristocratic tyrant in Anna Karenina. This is probably a role for a man.

    2. known for portraying intimidating and often asocial villains

      This sorts of roles ("intimidating, "asocial") are traditionally occupied by men. Our culture does not like it/does not allow women to be unlikable.

    1. [GenderedWord] joined the Department of [OtherPersonName] Studies, University of Amsterdam in [Year], where [They] served as Universitair Docent, New [OtherPersonName] and Digital Culture, [Year]- [Year] and as a Researcher, [Year]- [Year].

      My reason for gender selection is, the subject served as Universitair Docent. So it could be Male.

    1. play- by- play [GenderedWord] for rhythmic gymnastics

      This is a traditionally female sport, especially the rhythm section. Women are more common when covering sports dominated by women.

    2. [GenderedWord] was the only [GenderedWord] to do play- by- play during the [Year] [OtherPersonName] Olympics in Beijing

      Again, the fact that they were the only [blank] means it is probably a woman, because men are always the default.

    3. including figure skating

      Women usually cover this sport, in my experience, because it's one of the few sports that has (I assume) a higher percentage of women as an audience, if not the majority.

    4. Weinbrecht 's [GenderedWord] rushed up (midway through the interview) to [TheirThem] [GenderedWord] and literally knocked [SubjectName] off the air.

      Men wouldn't tolerate being interrupted like this, women are taught to accept it. This is probably a woman.

    5. [They] became the first [GenderedWord] to co- host the network television coverage for a World Series.

      This means it was almost certainly a woman! Men are traditionally much more represented in the field of sports casting; the fact that this individual was the first [blank] means she was probably the first woman, because it was almost certainly all men before.

    1. After [TheirThem] football career ended, [SubjectName] became Mr. Minnesota and Northern States Bodybuilding champion before [They] got discovered by [OtherPersonName] Sharkey and wrestled in [TheirThem] Promotion AWA.

      The subject is definitely Male because Mr.Minnesota would be awarded to male.

    1. In [Year], [SubjectName] and [TheirThem] colleague, Times Beijing bureau chief [OtherPersonName] Kahn, won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, for a series of [XXXX] articles on the " ragged justice in [OtherPersonName] as the booming nation 's legal system evolves.

      I have heard this news previously. The subject name is a male, but not sure what the name is.

    1. creating resources for Latino literature in the United States

      Further emphasis on literature and education, along with human rights interests makes me think it is a woman.

    2. the frequency with which illegal immigrants are the victims of crime in the United States

      The focus on human rights/immigrant rights needs a significant amount of empathy - women, on a whole, are more empathetic than men.