Ferda Ataman, independent German commissioner for anti-discrimination, speaks at the Left Party conference at Vienna House by Wyndham Andel's Berlin. "Banning people from using inclusive language is a ...

A pedestrian passes a manhole with a logo of Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) near the Japanese prime minister's official residence in Tokyo July 20, 2012. Japan's debate over nuclear power has become ...

Using gender-neutral language in medical research may negatively affect women, medical experts argue in a paper due to be released this week. Using gender-inclusive language, which often involves body ...

BECKET — Voters waded through a 37-article warrant in just over three hours Saturday, among them adopting gender-neutral pronouns throughout its bylaws. The vote was unanimous to adopt the ...

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The State Department defended a memo from Secretary of State Antony Blinken this month that urged staffers to steer clear of gendered language such as "mother" and "manpower." "If you look at that ...

As part of the 117th Congress now in progress, the House passed a new code of conduct that includes what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office calls “sweeping” ethical reforms, some of which are ...

It’s easy to see gender inequality as perpetuated by a few toxically masculine men, but gender bias is embedded in our social systems in many subtle ways too. One system that scientists have been ...

Representative Bill Gustoff (R-Des Moines) is the bill's sponsor. (Official photo) Teaching a gender neutral version of Spanish, French or any other language would not be allowed in Iowa schools under ...

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Don't call it a manhole. It's a "maintenance hole." Tell your brother sibling that man-made human-made manholes maintenance holes will now be renamed with gender-neutral language.