Editted topic 3 sexism and gender neutral language

DEFINITION OF SEXISM About sexism Prejudice or discrimination based on ones sex or gender is known as sexism Sexism can affect anyone, but women and girls are the ones who are most affected Its been. DEFINITION OF SEXISMAbout sexismPrejudice or discrimination based on ones sex or gender is known as sexism. Sexism can affect anyone, but women and girls are the ones who are most affected. Its been linked to gender roles and stereotypes, including the belief that one sex or gender is intrinsically superior to another.Sexist languageThe English language is not inherently sexist in terms of its linguistic system, but the way it is operated becomes sexist, and genderneutral words could thus be employed.Genderspecific pejorative termsGenderspecific pejorative words are used to intimidate or harm someone because of their gender. Sexism can manifest itself in language that has negative gender connotations, such as condescension. For example, instead of referring to a female as a woman, one might refer to her as a girl, implying that she is a subordinate or not fully mature. Obscene language is another example. Some words, such as tranny, shemale, and heshe, are offensive to transgender people. The pronoun it and intentional misgendering (assigning the wrong gender to someone) are also considered derogatory.Genderneutral languageGenderneutral language or genderinclusive language is the language that avoids bias towards a particular sex or social gender. In English, this includes using nouns that are not genderspecific to refer to roles or professions, forming phrases in a coequal manner, and discontinuing the blanket use of male terms.SOME INSTANCES OF SEXISMSexist words‘Without teachers, there are no doctors, policemen, businessmen and engineers. They create policemen who are in charge of protecting the people, doctors who tirelessly work to save lives, firemen who keep our houses firefree, engineers and carpenters who make sure our houses are wellbuilt, and businessmen who supply goods and services in the market. A teacher is a repairman of a classroom. They cannot be too expressive of their emotions in the public like dance in the disco bar, kiss their dates in the park, or shout at that annoying waiter in the restaurant.The reasons they are sexistAll these words: Policeman, businessman(businessmen), policemen, firemen and repairman are sexist. Because not only men are in charge of crimeimprisoning, firedistinguishing and or enterprisemanaging, but women also take these responsibilities, and some even get more success than men do. According to Forbe.com, studies show womenrun companies provide up to a 31% higher rate of return than those run by men.Using genderfair and inclusive language also helps reduce gender stereotyping, promotes social change and contributes to achieving gender equality.Some genderneutral words to replace

DEFINITION OF SEXISM

About sexism

Prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender is known as sexism Sexism can affect anyone, but women and girls are the ones who are most affected It's been linked to gender roles and stereotypes, including the belief that one sex or gender is intrinsically superior to another

Sexist language

The English language is not inherently sexist in terms of its linguistic system, but the way it is operated becomes sexist, and gender-neutral words could thus be employed

Gender-specific pejorative terms

Gender-specific pejorative words are used to intimidate or harm someone because of their gender Sexism can manifest itself in language that has negative gender connotations, such as condescension For example, instead of referring to a female as a "woman," one might refer to her as a

"girl," implying that she is a subordinate or not fully mature Obscene language is another example Some words, such as "tranny," "she-male," and

"he-she," are offensive to transgender people The pronoun "it" and intentional misgendering (assigning the wrong gender to someone) are also considered derogatory

Gender-neutral language

Gender-neutral language or gender-inclusive language is the language that avoids bias towards a particular sex or social gender In English, this includes using nouns that are not gender-specific to refer to roles or professions, forming phrases in a coequal manner, and discontinuing the blanket use of male terms

SOME INSTANCES OF SEXISM

Sexist words

‘Without teachers, there are no doctors, policemen, businessmen and engineers They create policemen who are in charge of protecting the people, doctors who tirelessly work to save lives, firemen who keep our houses fire-free, engineers and carpenters who make sure our houses are well-built, and businessmen who supply goods and services in the market A teacher is a repairman of a classroom They cannot be too expressive of their emotions in the public like dance in the disco bar, kiss their dates in the park, or shout at that annoying waiter in the restaurant.'

The reasons they are sexist

All these words: Policeman, businessman(businessmen), policemen, firemen and repairman are sexist Because not only men are in charge of crime-imprisoning, fire-distinguishing and or enterprise-managing, but women also take these responsibilities, and some even get more success than men do According to Forbe.com, studies show women-run companies provide up to a 31% higher rate of return than those run by men

Using gender-fair and inclusive language also helps reduce gender stereotyping, promotes social change and contributes to achieving gender equality

Some gender-neutral words to replace

When common usage implies outdated stereotypes about occupational

or social sex roles, more specific language can eliminate the stereotypes

2 Businessmen Business executive, entrepreneur

4 Repairman Repair person, technician,

mechanic

1 Autumn Sandeen(2013) Anti-transgender Language Commentary: Trans Progressive Wayback Machine San Diego

2 Fowler, H.W (2015) Butterfield, Jeremy (ed.) Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage Oxford University Press

3 Mille, Katherine Wyly and Paul McIlvenny.(2013) "Gender and Spoken Interaction: Surveys of Feminist Theories and Sociolinguistic Research in the UK and UK

4 Nakdimen, K A (1984) "The Physiognomic Basis of Sexual Stereotyping" American Journal of Psychiatry