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Literally (and I mean that) no difference when it was written. Language changed.
>Language changed.

I argue that it hasn't; we say "man" both by itself and as part of another word (eg: manpower) in many contexts where gender is literally irrelevant.

What has changed is the likelihood of certain individuals engaging in sexism in the name of equality.