{"id":143,"date":"2020-09-17T12:26:44","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T10:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genderbalancecontent.womeninnews.org\/?post_type=chapter_3&#038;p=143"},"modified":"2021-06-29T16:36:53","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T14:36:53","slug":"gender-fair-language-and-portrayals","status":"publish","type":"chapter_3","link":"https:\/\/genderbalancecontent.womeninnews.org\/?chapter_3=gender-fair-language-and-portrayals","title":{"rendered":"GENDER FAIR LANGUAGE AND PORTRAYALS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A mini guide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>(Adapted from: <em>Name It. Change It. The Women\u2019s Media Center\u2019s Media Guide to Gender Neutral Coverage of Women Candidates + Politicians, WMC UNESCO Guidelines for Gender-Fair Use of Language, UNESCO \u2018Glossary of Terms\u2019 in Unspinning the Spin: The Women\u2019s Media Center Guide to Fair and Accurate Language, WMC<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DO NOT USE LANGUAGE THAT EXCLUDES WOMEN<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use inclusive language. Make sure that your language includes all genders, sexualities and identities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"translation-block wp-block-list\"><li>Make general references neutral: Don\u2019t use the word man to refer to both women and men. e.g. use humankind instead of mankind or artificial instead of man made.<\/li><li>Use collective pronouns: Avoid using gendered pronouns when referring to both women and men. E.g. each farmer was given his subsidy by the government. Instead use collective or neutral pronouns: such as \u2018they\u2019, \u2018their\u2019, \u2018one\u2019, \u2018you\u2019, \u2018your\u2019, etc. You may need to reword your sentences to do this.<\/li><li>If you are quoting a source, ask what their preferred pronoun is.<\/li><li>Replace language that makes assumptions about roles or relationships: E.g. employees\u2019 wives \u2013 there are several assumptions here: only men work, all employees are in a couple and all employees are in a heterosexual couple.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DO NOT USE LANGUAGE THAT LIMITS EITHER SEX<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"translation-block wp-block-list\"><li>Avoid highlighting gender as a defining characteristic. When describing a person\u2019s achievements, goals and situation, most of the time his or her gender is not relevant.<\/li><li>Avoid using clich\u00e9s that perpetuate stereotypes: Such as \u2018just like a man\u2019, \u2018man up\u2019 or \u2018drama queen\u2019.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AVOID JOB TITLES THAT PERPETUATE STEREOTYPES (AND EXCLUDE WOMEN)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"translation-block wp-block-list\"><li>Make job titles neutral: E.g. police officer rather than policeman, chairperson rather than chairman, etc. Also use actor instead of actress or waiter instead of waitress.<\/li><li>Don\u2019t add gender labels to job titles: A woman who is a lawyer is a \u2018lawyer\u2019 not a \u2018lady lawyer\u2019. Similarly, a nurse who is a man is a \u2018nurse\u2019 not a \u2018male nurse\u2019. These labels reinforce the stereotype of specific jobs or roles being reserved for only men or women.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-143","chapter_3","type-chapter_3","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/genderbalancecontent.womeninnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/chapter_3\/143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/genderbalancecontent.womeninnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/chapter_3"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/genderbalancecontent.womeninnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter_3"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/genderbalancecontent.womeninnews.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}