GAD101 Week 8 Part III

• Hidden Assumptions

  Compare the statements:

  • Statement 1: “Men can care for children just as well as women.”
  • Statement 2: “Women can care for children just as well as men.”
• Eliminate sexism when addressing people formally

  • Use “Ms.” instead of “Miss” or “Mrs.,” even when a woman’s marital status is known
• Eliminate sexism when addressing people formally

  • Use a married woman's first name instead of her husband’s (e.g., “Ms. Annabelle Lee” not “Mrs. Herman Lee”)
• Eliminate sexism when addressing people formally

  • Use the corresponding title for females (“Ms.,” “Dr.,” “Prof.”) whenever a title is appropriate for males
• Eliminate sexism in symbolic representations of gender in words, sentences and text

  • Sexism in contexts - Take the context, analyze the meaning and find a non-sexist alternative
• Eliminate sexism in symbolic representations of gender in words, sentences and text

  • EXAMPLE: “feelings of brotherhood,” “feelings of fraternity”
  • ALTERNATIVE: “feelings of kinship,” “feelings of solidarity”
• Eliminate sexism in symbolic representations of gender in words, sentences and text

  • EXAMPLE: “founding father”
  • ALTERNATIVE: “founder,” “founding leader”
• Eliminate sexism in symbolic representations of gender in words, sentences and text

  • EXAMPLE: “Father of Modern Medicine”
  • ALTERNATIVE: “Founder of Modern Medicine”
• Preferred Pronouns

  • A term used to describe gender pronouns that a person wants others to use when referring to them, such as: he/him/his, she/her/ hers, or they/them/theirs. Pronouns may not conform to societal norms
• Preferred Pronouns

  • Rule #1: If you know the person’s gender identity, use the appropriate pronoun and title.
  • Rule #2: If you don’t know, feel free to ask.
  • Rule #3: If you make a mistake and are asked to correct it, do so.
• Sexist language in quoted material

  • Paraphrase the quote using non-sexist language, and give the original author credit for the idea
• Sexist language in quoted material

  • Quote directly and add sic after the sexist part
• Sexist language in quoted material

  • Partially quote the material, rephrase the sexist part and name the source
• Means to an end

  Beyond using non-sexist language in our work-related communication, acknowledge that both all human beings:

  • Have equal abilities
  • Must be given equal opportunities
  • Must be equally empowered to access these opportunities, unhampered by stereotypes
• • she
  • Subject - she
  • Object - her
  • Possessives - her/hers
  • Reflexive - herself
  • Example - She went to the movies with her friend who loves to hang out with her. The movie pick was hers. She enjoyed herself.
• • he
  • Subject - he
  • Object - him
  • Possessives - his
  • Reflexive - himself
  • Example - He went to the movies with his friend who loves to hang out with him. The movie pick was his. He enjoyed himself.
• • they
  • Subject - they
  • Object - them
  • Possessives - their/theirs
  • Reflexive - themself
  • Example - They went to the movies with their friend who loves to hang out with them. The movie pick was theirs. They enjoyed themself.
• • ze with zir (pronounced "zee" and "zeer")
  • Subject - ze
  • Object - zir
  • Possessives - zir/zirs
  • Reflexive - zirself
  • Example - Ze went to the movies with zir friend who loves to hang out with zir. The movie pick was zirs. Ze enjoyed zirself.
• • ze with hir (pronounced "zee" and "heer")
  • Subject - ze
  • Object - hir
  • Possessives - hir/hirs
  • Reflexive - hirself
  • Example - Ze went to the movies with hir friend who loves to hang out with hir. The movie pick was hirs. Ze enjoyed hirself.
• • xe (pronounced "ze")
  • Subject - xe
  • Object - xem
  • Possessives - xyr/xyrs
  • Reflexive - xyrself
  • Example - Xe went to the movies with xyr friend who loves to hang out with xem. The movie pick was xyrs. Xe enjoyed xyrself.
• • ey (pronounced "ay")
  • Subject - ey
  • Object - em
  • Possessives - eir/eirs
  • Reflexive - emself
  • Example - Ey went to the movies with eir friend who loves to hang out with em. The movie pick was eirs. Ey enjoyed emself.
• • Person prefers not to use pronouns. (example name: Mary)
  • Subject - Mary
  • Object - Mary's
  • Possessives - Mary's
  • Reflexive - Mary's self
  • Example - Mary went to the movies with Mary's friend who loves to hang out with Mary. The movie pick was Mary's. Mary enjoyed Mary's self.