I mean, yeah, could do. Kinda defeats the gender-neutral part though?

If everyone is presented as the same gender, it stops becoming a variable, no? I get that it's probably not applicable for whatever you're doing, but it would be the easiest solution. Or equivalently just put s/he?

In an ideal world it would be okay to name everyone "she", but in our world that candidate would still carry any biases associated with "she".

Replacing with "s/he" could be a viable option, however. It doesn't read particularly well but it does seem to do the job—I will definitely consider this option!