Inclusive Language

Inclusive Language

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Intermediate - Advanced

Pre-Intermediate I-II

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Objectives

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

or is it fixed?

Does language change?

2001

2003

2006

2009

2021

2023

2018

Escape room, Inspo

Body-shame Fat-shame

Cringe Adorkable Janky

Delta variant Omicron variant

Latine Deepfake

Zoom Red flag

Bromance,Twerking

Blog Chillax

Anti-cultural, Level up.

Youtuber, Bucket list, Demisexual

Fist bump, Face palm

DVD Fashionista Game changer

words added to the dictionary in the last 30 years

2012

2015

1999

1996

1993

OXFAM

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.

What does inclusive language mean?

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

definition

what is a pronoun?

Why use they?

GENDER AND PRONOUNS

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

Brands and inclusive language

Opposing views

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.

Equality or sexism

Gender-neutral terms

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

Opposing views

inclusive language is not only for gender inclusion

Inclusive language for disability, physical and mental health

Women,LGBTQIA+ Community, etc.

Everyone!

with whom do we need to use gender inclusive language?

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

why?

Chairperson vs Chairman

WorkforcevsManpower

Spokesman vs. Spokesperson

Mankind vs. Humankind

Partnervs Wife/husband

Firefighter vsFireman

examples of gender inclusive terms

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.

FEAR OF GETTING IT WRONG?

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

Activity

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.

Create a guide to inclusive language.

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.

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

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

Review job postings to ensure language neutrality.

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

How to Make Your Organization’s Language More Inclusive

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Wittgenstein

The limits of my language are the limits of my world

Objectives

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

or is it fixed?

Does language change?

2001

2003

2006

2009

2021

2023

2018

Escape room, Inspo

Body-shame Fat-shame

Cringe Adorkable Janky

Delta variant Omicron variant

Latine Deepfake

Zoom Red flag

Bromance,Twerking

Blog Chillax

Anti-cultural, Level up.

Youtuber, Bucket list, Demisexual

Fist bump, Face palm

DVD Fashionista Game changer

words added to the dictionary in the last 30 years

2012

2015

1999

1996

1993

What does inclusive language mean?

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

definition

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

Brands and inclusive language

A little comedy

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.

Equality or sexism

Gender-neutral terms

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

Opposing views

Chairperson vs Chairman

WorkforcevsManpower

Spokesman vs. Spokesperson

Mankind vs. Humankind

Partnervs Wife/husband

Firefighter vsFireman

examples of gender inclusive terms

what is a pronoun?

GENDER AND PRONOUNS

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.

FEAR OF GETTING IT WRONG?

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

Activity

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thank you for participating!!

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