As more LGBTQ+ people marry and have families, they’re welcoming a growing number of nonbinary, gender-neutral, and gender-expansive relatives. But the titles used for relatives tend to be ...
(NEW YORK) — Merriam-Webster has added gender-inclusive words to its unabridged dictionary — including “cisgender,” “genderqueer” and the gender-neutral title “Mx” — as part of a big update of over ...
Gender identity refers to a person’s internal sense of their gender. Gender expression refers to how people may convey their gender to others through behavior and appearance. Gender exists on a broad ...
Most of us use gendered terminology on a regular basis without realizing it. For example, you might walk into a meeting and say, “Hey, guys!” — even if there are people in the meeting whose gender ...
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 ...
The organization that oversees the Danish language is preparing to add gender-balanced words to the next edition of its dictionary, in a push for more equality through language that is playing out ...
There are a growing number of efforts to de-gender the experiences of infants and toddlers through clothing choices, activity options, and toys. For some parents, gender-creative, gender-neutral, or ...