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Reducing gender stereotyping and discrimination
- Gender-fair language (GFL) aims at reducing gender stereotyping and discrimination. Two principle strategies have been employed to make languages gender-fair and to treat women and men symmetrically: neutralization and feminization.
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What does gender-inclusive language look like? People are capable and powerful linguistic agents. Even small shifts in how we use language can advance social change—or signal change that may be on its way. A good example is you guys, a widespread term that many people claim is gender-neutral.
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Feb 1, 2016 · Gender-fair language (GFL) aims at reducing gender stereotyping and discrimination. Two principle strategies have been employed to make languages gender-fair and to treat women and men symmetrically: neutralization and feminization.
Apr 18, 2023 · To combat gender stereotypes, we need to look closely at the language that we use. This might sound obvious. But recent work is revealing just how language can promote these stereotypes (even inadvertently) – and how it can counteract them.
Gender-inclusive language, or gender-neutral language, is language that avoids bias toward a particular sex or social gender and therefore is less likely to convey gender stereotypes.
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Two interconnected value systems that inform contemporary English language are the patriarchy (a system where men hold power) and the gender binary(a system that requires all people to fall into one of two opposite and distinct gender identities with separate societal roles). Even if an individual doesn’t believe in the superiority of men or the li...
This inequality can begin even before employment: when an organization publicly posts the description of a position. The job description is an important gatekeeper—a hurdle, and in some cases a person, that bars or limits the access of others—says Danielle Gaucher, Ph.D, associate professor at University of Manitoba, Canada, who has conducted socia...
Although Gaucher’s research shows that gender-coded words have a real impact on people’s feelings of belonging and choice in applying for jobs, the underlying issue lies not in the words people use to describe jobs, but rather the type of leadership that is recognized and well-compensated in society. The types of skills and leadership styles that a...
In a society that still upholds the norm of the gender binary—despite the growing numbersof openly trans and gender nonconforming (including nonbinary and two-spirit) young people in the U.S.—building inclusive and accepting spaces for trans and gender nonconforming people is imperative. Creating a company culture where people regularly share their...
Current research has mostly focused on investigating whether the use of gender-fair language is actually effective in hindering gender inequality and discrimination and whether people are actually willing to use such language in formal and everyday communication.
Gender-fair language has been proposed to reduce both discrimination and gender stereotyping. This can be accomplished through a variety of approaches, a few of which are highlighted here: 1.
