It’s okay for some people to keep saying ‘motherf*cker’ and ‘sisterf*cker’ because they’ve grown up listening to it all around them. They don’t even realise the gendered violence it perpetuates or might trigger.

The fight over gendered language may seem frivolous but speaking a heavily gendered language may highlight gender distinctions and lead to discrimination, say Lewis Davis, Professor of Economics, Union College, and Astghik Mavisakalyan, Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University, In the face of overwhelming evidence of gender discrimination and sexual harassment, should we really devote energy […]

Gender inequality is often perpetuated because of institutionalised paradigms in society. Lack of flexible work hours, or differences in maternity and paternity leave are just some of the structures that promote the gender gap. Gendered language is another one. A study conducted by Textio found that the language in a job posting significantly impacted gender of […]