My room thermostat is a dial - we programme it by turning it to the heat setting we want - mine stopped working after building work in the hall - full of dust and grit - I took it off the wall and cleaned it up and it worked - it's just a heat operated switch that opens when the set temperature is reached. You might wish to do this. Failing that, if you have a simple room stat - you might make a very temporary repair with a simple light switch - you will have no CH temperature control though other than flipping the light switch on and off - a Bang-Bang ststem of control - not very efficient.
Take care...
Your gender is of no consequence to your central heating controls.
Peccavi
November 2009