{"id":144,"date":"2020-09-17T12:30:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-17T10:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genderbalancecontent.womeninnews.org\/?post_type=chapter_3&#038;p=144"},"modified":"2021-06-29T16:36:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T14:36:34","slug":"how-to-treat-men-and-women-equally","status":"publish","type":"chapter_3","link":"https:\/\/genderbalancecontent.womeninnews.org\/?chapter_3=how-to-treat-men-and-women-equally","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO TREAT MEN AND WOMEN EQUALLY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dos:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"translation-block wp-block-list\"><li>Describe women using the same sorts of adjectives that you would for a man. E.g. knowledgeable vs. opinionated; sensitive vs. emotional.<\/li><li>Use courtesy titles that promote gender equity: Use Ms instead of Miss or Mrs (which label women according to their relationship with a man\/their marital status). Never use a husband\u2019s name as a courtesy title e.g. Mrs Nick Smith.<\/li><li>Apply the above to audio-visual content in the same way as it is to print content.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don&#8217;ts:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"translation-block wp-block-list\"><li>Focus on a woman\u2019s age unless you would do the same for a man.<\/li><li>Describe or portray a woman\u2019s physical attributes, but a man\u2019s accomplishments.<\/li><li>Diminish a woman to her relationship with a man. Refer to her as a person in her own right instead of the wife, girlfriend or daughter of a man.<\/li><li>Depict women as timid and men as brave or use similar stereotyping terms e.g. hysterical, emotional, weak, timid, weeping vs. strong, brave, accomplished, sensitive, successful.<\/li><li>Refer to a woman\u2019s family unless she wants you to. Women with children are often referred to as \u2018working mums\u2019 and questioned about their ability to hold a job position and have a family. Men are neither referred to as \u2018working dads\u2019 nor questioned about their ability to hold a job and be a parent. Use \u2018parent\u2019 instead of mother.<\/li><li>Focus on what a woman is wearing or her makeup unless you would do the same for a man.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FIND OUT WHETHER YOU ARE TREATING WOMEN AND MEN THE SAME<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The rules of reversibility and parallelism are very effective ways to determine whether or not you are gender stereotyping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reversibility: Would you depict a man in the same way, or could you depict a man in the same way, without seeming ridiculous? If the answer is no, then you are stereotyping. E.g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"translation-block wp-block-list\"><li>Women are \u2018brunettes\u2019 but men have \u2018brown hair\u2019<\/li><li>Hillary Clinton was described as having a \u2018shrill voice\u2019. The tone of Donald Trump\u2019s voice was not referred to<\/li><li>\u2018The 37-year-old Meghan Markle married Prince Harry in May\u2019<\/li><li>Parallelism: Have you treated women and men the same in the titles, descriptions, attributes etc. you have assigned to them? E.g.<\/li><li>\u2018The reading list included Jane Austen, Joyce, Proust, and Virginia Woolf\u2019 vs. \u2018The reading list included Austen, Joyce, Proust, and Woolf\u2019<\/li><li>\u2018The usher seated Mr Trump and his lovely wife Melania\u2019 vs. \u2018The usher seated Mr and Ms Trump\u2019<\/li><li>\u2018Her parents, Judge Nicholas Smith and Mrs Smith, were both at the wedding\u2019 vs. \u2018Her parents, Nicholas and Karen Smith, were both at the wedding\u2019<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NEVER USE OVERTLY SEXIST LANGUAGE OR IMAGES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes any jokes, language or images that degrade women, are offensive or reduce women to sexual objects or extreme stereotypes. This includes explicit terms and phrases such as \u2018pussy\u2019, \u2018bitch\u2019, \u2018banging body\u2019, \u2018nice piece of ass\u2019, \u2018little wifey\u2019, \u2018she belongs back in the kitchen\u2019 (the examples are endless). There are no gender-neutral alternatives to these. The same rules also apply to images that purposefully highlight aspects or features of a woman\u2019s body. E.g. cleavage, cellulite, wrinkles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RECTIFY THE PROBLEM IN THE QUOTES AND SOURCES YOU USE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Often the problem lies in the sources we use. If a source or reference is gender biased, sexist or gender stereotyping then you should do one of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"translation-block wp-block-list\"><li>Paraphrase the quote using gender sensitive language.<\/li><li>Draw attention to the issue: \u2018Thomas Jefferson stated, \u2018All men are created equal.\u2019 Of course, had he written during current times, he surely would have said all people are created equal?\u2019 (Taken directly from UNESCO resource).<\/li><li>Delete gender biased, stereotyping or sexist content. 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