… rights are human rights, and therefore the rights of both women and men. The socially constructed roles of women and men are also culturally determined, and have … and across different societies. Differences between women and men, be it in employment, pay or decision-making …
… Lord and Lady Mother and father Boys and girls Men and women Sir/Madam Brother and sister Husband and wife Ladies … Boyfriend and girlfriend Turns of phrase which exclude women Gender-discriminatory Better Master of ceremonies Host …
… all people. Make clear that you are referring to men and women by naming each. Subordination and trivialisation Ensure … gender equality by not trivialising or subordinating women. When referring to women you should use the term Ms which does not denote …
… should avoid these expressions as they can trivialise women. Example Gender-discriminatory language The usherette … with the speaker. Another common way of trivialising women is to refer to adult women as ‘girls’. This is patronising and should be avoided. …
… Traditional titles for women, Mrs (married) or Miss (single), used to refer to their … like Mr, does not denote marital status. When referring to women you should generally use the term Ms (which does not … man. Always use the same naming conventions for men and women. Sometimes people refer to women in relation to men. …
… the previous year. This language may obscure the fact that women are disproportionately exposed to sexual violence and … this into account. For example, insufficient numbers of women doctors may be employed to examine victims. If sexual … Better language (gender-sensitive) In 2014, 23% of women and 5% of men aged 18-65 stated that they had …
… language that recognises that these posts can be held by women or men. Gendered nouns and adjectives should be avoided … gives you the option to make generic terms apply to women as well, e.g. ‘landlord’ or ‘landlady’, but it is …
… collectively propagates the invisibility and omission of women; using ‘he’ to represent any given individual does the … to the generic experience of all people as this removes women from the common experience. Examples …
… are used to describe the same feature in men and women. There are also some words which – despite not having … strong connotations that are strongly associated with only women or men. This stems from the fact that some character … considered by society attractive in men but negative in women. Tip: When describing a characteristic of a woman, ask …
… language that reinforce men’s traditional dominance over women or belittle or insult women. Trivialisation is any language which makes something … closely related to subordination. Often things related to women are trivialised through language that makes something …
… society. A gender stereotype is a preconceived idea where women and men are assigned characteristics and roles … that all company directors are men and all secretaries are women. The other is assuming that all members of a gender … share a characteristic, for example believing that all women love to shop or that ‘boys don’t cry’. These …