Humanity has lost an inspiring mentor.

[vectra]

Hello,

Here are the lines from one of my students' comments about Steve Jobs' death:

Apple has lost a visionary and a creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing person. Humanity has lost an inspiring mentor. Steve leaves behind a company that only he could build, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple.
RIP Steve.

My question is about 'humanity' vs 'mankind'. I lean more to 'mankind', but find it difficult to explain.

Could you share your opinions please?

Thank you for the time and help.

[Tdol]

Some people prefer humanity as it avoids the possibility of sexism in mankind. I also think that humanity can be used with a more emotional or social connotation than mankind. There's also humankind.