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Healthy Gender Development and Young Children
depts.washington.eduthat force a child to self-identify as one gender or another. This gives children a sense that they are valued as humans, regardless of their gender. It also helps all children feel included, regardless of whether they identify with a particular gender. Develop classroom messages that emphasize gender-neutral language, like “All
Beyond Diversity: An LGBT Best Practice Guide for Employers
prideatwork.caUse Gender neutral Language When reviewing policy, be mindful of gendered language. Rather than using “he” or “he/she”, it is acceptable and preferred to use “they” as a singular gender natural pronoun (as is the practice of many major news outlets such as The Washington
Inclusive Language Guide - OHSU
www.ohsu.edugendered language prevails. “Pregnant people or person,” for example, rather than “pregnant women or woman.” Other examples may include “parent(s)” instead of “mother(s) and father(s)” or “sibling” instead of “sister” or brother” or “chair” instead of “chairman.” In clinical realms, gender-neutral language
PRONOUNS: A RESOURCE - GLSEN
www.glsen.orgTips for Gender-neutral Language: • If you feel comfortable, introduce yourself with your pronouns as a model. For example: “Hi, I’m Anjelique. I use she/her and they/them pronouns” or “I’m Milo, and I use they/them pronouns.” • Practice, practice, practice! Use gender-neutral pronouns such as
GENDER-NEUTRAL LANGUAGE - European Parliament
www.europarl.europa.eulanguage policies and proposed such guidelines at various levels. Gender-neutral language is a generic term covering the use of non-sexist language, inclusive language or gender-fair language. The purpose of gender-neutral language is to avoid word choices which may be