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Inclusive language is essential to achieving equitable healthcare, and clinicians can use six principles to achieve it, Nkem Chukwumerije, MD, wrote for Harvard Business Review July 19. Dr.
The move toward so-called inclusive language finds its origins in the feminist movement where activists considered sexist the generic masculine form of words, which has perennially been understood to ...
Sheri Byrne-Haber is a senior staff accessibility architect at VMware. Views are the author's own. If improving workforce diversity is a goal for your company in 2022, inclusive language in job ...
As National Public Health Week (held April 3-9) draws to a close, there have been conversations about taking strides toward better food choices. The theme for this year, Centering and Celebrating ...
No matter what you write, you want your documents to be read and understood by everyone in your intended audience, since they will have a wide variety of experiences, perspectives, and identities. One ...
For the March 2022 issue of Chilango — a news and culture magazine covering Mexico City, Mexico — the staff knew they had to top the year before to commemorate International Women’s Day. “Chilango” is ...
People have become accustomed to so-called neutral language that defaults to masculine pronouns. It takes a conscious effort to speak in a way that is free of bias. Nelson Mandala the former president ...
The information technology department at the University of Washington might be the newest member of the "Do as I say, not as I do" club. The IT department recently issued an "inclusive language guide" ...
Language policing doesn’t just miss the point — it echoes the right wing’s playbook. It promotes a so-called war on wokeness, a distraction designed to shift blame and sow cultural resentment.