"Everyone" is singular, so the following are all acceptable:
Everyone should make his part.
Everyone should make his or her part.
Everyone should make her or his part.
Everyone should make her part.
Everyone should make their part.
"Her or his" or "her" would sometimes be used to combat male-positive gender bias. "Her" or "his" might also be used in a non-offensive way when referring to a group made up only of females or males. The last option, "their", is still shunned by some purists, but is gaining sway as a gender-neutral singular possessive pronoun.
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