Sometimes there’s just no substitute for a man. About half of the states have moved toward using gender-neutral language in their official documents, according to the National Conference of State ...

While supporters frame this as a step toward linguistic inclusion and modernisation, critics see it as unnecessarily changing ...

“Language is patriarchal”-- this topic has received much attention from a gender studies perspective. Language is a powerful way to reinforce and normalize the dominance of men over women within socio ...

Gender-fair language recognizes that language has the potential to perpetuate gender stereotypes and reinforces the idea that certain roles or professions are exclusive to one gender. Language also ...

Parents who practise gender neutral parenting often use inclusive language and avoid gendered phrases like “boys don’t cry” or “that’s not ladylike”. They typically offer a range of role models and ...

As international agencies scramble to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, the UN tells Aussies to ditch expressions like “boys and girls” for “y’all”. The Australian arm of the global organisation UN ...

The growing number of LGBTQ+ service members in the United States military has opened the discussion surrounding the use of different reference forms, including titles and pronouns, in the military.

As part of the 117th Congress now in progress, the House passed a new code of conduct that includes what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office calls “sweeping” ethical reforms, some of which are ...

Why then, in a country built on liberté, égalité, fraternité, is there such opposition to the idea of a more inclusive language? Bunny enthusiast, intersectional feminist, student journalist. Bunny ...