Unintentional Sexism Is Sexism Nonetheless || DaringFireBall

… There’s almost never a good reason to use a different word to describe a woman’s job than the words you’d choose if the position were held by a man.

… Boss, chief, head, leader — honcho perhaps, if you want to be casual — any of these words can be used to convey authority. Queen, though, emphasizes something else: gender. It carries other connotations, none of them flattering: queens are arrogant, distant, prissy, entitled, superior; they become queens by birthright or marriage, not through merit.