Bias-Free Language

 

USING BIAS-FREE LANGUAGE reporter  FERDINAND RAMOS

 

We need to use language that recogn!es our d"erst# and does notpeople o$end%on de&ean or o) e'clude e' clude the (ass gender% age% ethnct#% dsa(lt#% and se'ua se'ual l orentaton*

 

GENDER Su(sttute gender-neutral +ords and phrases )or gender-(ased +ords* Do ths )or ttles and descrptons as +ell*

,ROBLEMAI.

,REFERRED

&an% &an/nd

people% hu&ant#%

&an the operaton char&an

hu&an/nd sta$ the operaton char% charperson% drector

 

Include (oth &ale and )e&ale re)erence ponts* Do not assu&e &artal or )a&lal )a&lal relatonshps*

GENDER ,ROBLEMAI. )acult# and wives

,REFERRED )acult# and guests or )acult# and spouses

 0ou  0 ou and #our spouse are n"ted1

 0ou and #our guest  0ou are n"ted1

 

A"od gende genderr-(ased pronouns* Replace gendered pronouns +th one or y  yo ou or drop the& and restructure the sentence*

GENDER ,ROBLEMAI.

,REFERRED

  Each student should   hand n his ter&   pap paper er (#*** (#***    

Each student should

hand n a ter& paper pap er (# (#*** ***

You should hand n

#ourr ter& pap #ou paper er (# (#*** ***

 

.hangng to plural constructon*

GENDER ,ROBLEMAI. Each student should hand n his  ter& paper (#1 A nurse cares )or  patents1 her  patents1

,REFERRED Students should hand

n ther ter& papers (#1 Nurses care )or their   patents1

 

A"od a+/+ard constructon such as he2she3% s4he% 2s3he% or h&4her*

GENDER ,ROBLEMAI.

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  As a pr pro) o)es esso sorr e& e&er ert tus us%% - A pr pro) o)es esso sorr e& e&er ert tus us s s/he s enttled to enttled to reduc reduced ed reduced par/ng )ees*

par/ng )ees*

 

Use parallels& to sho+ gender e5ualt# and consstent re)erences* A"od se'ual stereot#png (#

GENDER

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,REFERRED  6ones% a strong (as/et(all pla#er% and Fa"or% a  powerful runner1

She shoots well*

 

GENDER

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ARe)er GEto

a person7s age onl# +hen

rele"ant*

,ROBLEMAI.  he researchers% researchers% ages 89 and :;% +on a grant )ro& the un"erst#*

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