Inclusive Language

Inclusive Language

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Pre-Intermediate I-II

Intermediate - Advanced

Objectives

• Learn new vocabulary regarding inclusive language
• Use new expressions to talk about language inclusivity
• Identify common vocabulary to talk about inclusive language

Does language change?

or is it fixed?

1993

1996

2023

DVD Fashionista Game changer

Fist bump, Face palm

1999

Cringe Adorkable Janky

Blog Chillax

2021

Delta variant Omicron variant

2001

Bromance,Twerking

2018

words added to the dictionary in the last 30 years

Latine Deepfake

2003

Anti-cultural, Level up.

2015

Zoom Red flag

2006

2012

Youtuber, Bucket list, Demisexual

2009

Escape room, Inspo

Body-shame Fat-shame

Language has the power to reinforce or deconstruct systems of power that maintain poverty, inequality and suffering. Choices in language can empower us to reframe issues, rewrite tired stories, challenge problematic ideas and build a radically better future.

OXFAM

What does inclusive language mean?

definition

Language that avoids the use of certain expressions or words that might be considered to exclude particular groups of people

what is a pronoun?

Why use they?

GENDER AND PRONOUNS

Brands and inclusive language

Rare beauty and Pacsun are some of the brands showing the use of inclusive lenguage in their web pages.

Opposing views

Opposing views

Gender-neutral terms

Equality or sexism

Replacing words like “women” and “mothers” with terms like “birth-givers” and “pregnant people” in research risks dehumanising women and would harm decades of work to improve the visibility of women in medical literature.

Using gender-neutral language does not necessarily encourage equality. It can even reinforce or highlight sexism.

inclusive language is not only for gender inclusion

Inclusive language for disability, physical and mental health

with whom do we need to use gender inclusive language?

Everyone!

Women,LGBTQIA+ Community, etc.

why?

• Gender norms
• Inequality
• LGBTQIA+ rights
• Inclusion
• Sexual and reproductive health rights
• Sexual violence
• Discrimination

Mankind vs. Humankind

Spokesman vs. Spokesperson

Partnervs Wife/husband

examples of gender inclusive terms

Firefighter vsFireman

WorkforcevsManpower

Chairperson vs Chairman

FEAR OF GETTING IT WRONG?

Firstly, don't be afraid to ask people what pronoun they prefer. However, mistakes can happen. If this does happen, it is best to apologize, say what pronoun you meant to use, and move on without dwelling on the mistake.

Activity

Write a short article about an activity, rule or event your company does and use inclusive language to do so.

How to Make Your Organization’s Language More Inclusive

Create a list of words that are forbidden in product development.

Review job postings to ensure language neutrality.

Create a guide to inclusive language.

Leverage the messenger effect.

Choose ambassadors who are highly visible in the company to support your inclusive language initiatives. Having a visible person take an action makes others much more likely to follow suit.

Maintain a list of barred words for the product development cycle, including terms like “the elderly,”“crazy,”etc, that reinforce unhelpful stereotypes.

Adapting to the use of inclusive language offers us a chance to grow and become better communicators. It also helps leaders and employees become better allies.

Job postings often contain non-neutral language that attracts certain types of applicants and repels others.

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The limits of my language are the limits of my world

Wittgenstein

Objectives

• Learn new vocabulary regarding inclusive language
• Use new expressions to talk about language inclusivity
• Identify common vocabulary to talk about inclusive language

Does language change?

or is it fixed?

1993

1996

2023

DVD Fashionista Game changer

Fist bump, Face palm

1999

Cringe Adorkable Janky

Blog Chillax

2021

Delta variant Omicron variant

2001

Bromance,Twerking

2018

words added to the dictionary in the last 30 years

Latine Deepfake

2003

Anti-cultural, Level up.

2015

Zoom Red flag

2006

2012

Youtuber, Bucket list, Demisexual

2009

Escape room, Inspo

Body-shame Fat-shame

What does inclusive language mean?

definition

Language that avoids the use of certain expressions or words that might be considered to exclude particular groups of people

Brands and inclusive language

Rare beauty and Pacsun are some of the brands showing the use of inclusive lenguage in their web pages.

A little comedy

Opposing views

Gender-neutral terms

Equality or sexism

Replacing words like “women” and “mothers” with terms like “birth-givers” and “pregnant people” in research risks dehumanising women and would harm decades of work to improve the visibility of women in medical literature.

Using gender-neutral language does not necessarily encourage equality. It can even reinforce or highlight sexism.

Mankind vs. Humankind

Spokesman vs. Spokesperson

Partnervs Wife/husband

examples of gender inclusive terms

Firefighter vsFireman

WorkforcevsManpower

Chairperson vs Chairman

what is a pronoun?

GENDER AND PRONOUNS

FEAR OF GETTING IT WRONG?

Firstly, don't be afraid to ask people what pronoun they prefer. However, mistakes can happen. If this does happen, it is best to apologize, say what pronoun you meant to use, and move on without dwelling on the mistake.

Activity

Write a short article about an activity, rule or event your company does and use inclusive language to do so.

thank you for participating!!

@learnincapp

@learninc_app

@learninc.app

Learninc

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