Gender-neutral pronoun

One of the reasons gender norms are thoroughly ingrained in society because they are often imposed upon people from a young age. For example, according to Ekert and McConnell-Ginet, authors of Language and Gender, parents use more inner state words when talking to their young daughters than they do when talking to their young sons. When parents use these specific types of “emotion” words on their daughters, they are enforcing the societal gender stereotype that girls are more emotional than boys…

physical, and cognitive factors. I also think that it is important for parents specifically, not to impose gender expectations, including gender…

child development, toys, and gender roles are parenting methods and school environments. How does a parent choose what their child will play with, and how does this tie into the associations made with gender? In her book, The Gender Trap, Emily Kane discusses the issue of parents falling into the “gender trap,” something she coins to be “a set of expectations and structures that inhibit social change and stall many parents’ best intentions for loosening the limits that gender can impose upon…

Children should enjoy their childhood without having to question who they are. As gender neutral restrooms are being added to public schools, a gender identity epidemic is growing among young children. Gender neutral restrooms should be limited and not be allowed among elementary schools. Why should kids be dragged into society’s definition of gender roles? Children do not evolve into better human beings if they worry about the type of person they have to be according to society. Furthermore,…

were fixed with housework and lowly jobs, so some prestigious job words are not for women. Besides the cause of society, language also represents tradition and culture. Cameron agreed that sexist language is a symbol of cultural representation of gender (Cameron, 1990). From early childhood, we are raised with customs and beliefs around us and gradually form attitudes and ways of thinking. Literature’s stereotypes like fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty” give us the picture of women’s beauty, weakness,…

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The world today is increasingly dependent on science and technology (S&T) and the question of gender and S&T becomes even more pertinent. We not only require people to contribute to the growth of S&T, we require that they understand the impact of S&T on our lives and use its products effectively. That worldwide there is a trend of fewer women participating in the growth of S&T is worrisome, as it prevents inclusive perspectives. Education is viewed as a panacea for the imbalances and a…

or boy. At least, to my knowledge. I am non-binary. Non-binary, also known as genderqueer, is a term under the transgender umbrella. This term means my gender identity is not exclusively “girl” or “boy”. Some more specific non-binary genders are agender and genderfluid. People like me feel ashamed and unsafe due to the illegitimacy of their gender and the lack of knowledge there is about “non-binary”. There is many reasons why this is a huge issue, intersexuals being one of them. Some refer to…

the same, gender differences, what is fit for a boy and for a girl. Not only one can detect which is the boy section and girl section simply by the color of the clothing in the section, but also the formal wear expected of the gender. Girls’ clothes are colored…

Technologies of writing have encompassed our world since the introduction of language by man. For some reason, even I am stumped in my wonderings of language beginning with man. Where were the ladies during this development, I ask? Surely, they were not absent in its structural forefront of grunts and hand gestures. It appears, somewhere along the way, society deemed language a man’s tool first; everyone else’s second. Gendered language is abundantly present even in our modern daily…