Sometimes there’s just no substitute for a man. About half of the states have moved toward using gender-neutral language in their official documents, according to the National Conference of State ...

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Using gender-neutral language in medical research may negatively affect women, medical experts argue in a paper due to be released this week. Using gender-inclusive language, which often involves body ...

Ferda Ataman, independent German commissioner for anti-discrimination, speaks at the Left Party conference at Vienna House by Wyndham Andel's Berlin. "Banning people from using inclusive language is a ...

BECKET — Voters waded through a 37-article warrant in just over three hours Saturday, among them adopting gender-neutral pronouns throughout its bylaws. The vote was unanimous to adopt the ...

For years, conversations about gender-neutral language have felt like a distinctly American—or at least English-speaking—debate. Pronouns like they/them have entered mainstream usage, corporate ...

As part of the 117th Congress now in progress, the House passed a new code of conduct that includes what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office calls “sweeping” ethical reforms, some of which are ...

It’s easy to see gender inequality as perpetuated by a few toxically masculine men, but gender bias is embedded in our social systems in many subtle ways too. One system that scientists have been ...

We examine a tense classroom moment where a new rule challenged long-standing habits. The policy aimed to enforce gender-neutral language, but not everyone was willing to comply. What followed exposed ...

Last month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J. At issue was whether Idaho ...