Sometimes there’s just no substitute for a man. About half of the states have moved toward using gender-neutral language in their official documents, according to the National Conference of State ...

In late 2025, discussions resurfaced across social media, academia and digital standards bodies about introducing a gender-neutral pronoun into Chinese language. The new gender-neutral pronoun (ta) ...

I know gender-neutral honorifics do exist in other languages, but English is sadly lacking. Even a typically polite and ...

Gender-fair language recognizes that language has the potential to perpetuate gender stereotypes and reinforces the idea that certain roles or professions are exclusive to one gender. Language also ...

Since the 1980s, there’s been a movement toward using gender-neutral language in an effort to promote gender equality. Words like chairman, mailman, and fireman, which could refer to either a man or ...

The rapid growth (and partial retreat) of “they” and “them” has gotten a lot of attention in recent years, but English is ...

The growing number of LGBTQ+ service members in the United States military has opened the discussion surrounding the use of different reference forms, including titles and pronouns, in the military.

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 ...

As international agencies scramble to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, the UN tells Aussies to ditch expressions like “boys and girls” for “y’all”. The Australian arm of the global organisation UN ...