Some users on social media are sharing a viral image of a sign on banning gendered language in stores, suggesting it came from Amazon-owned grocery chain Whole Foods Market. "Wholefoods asks that you ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (TND) — Democratic lawmakers are pushing to replace general masculine terms in government documents with “gender-neutral language,” The 19th reported Tuesday. A trio of progressives ...

Can the eccentricities of grammar in one’s native language subconsciously affect the way speakers perceive the world? The linguistic relativity hypothesis asserts that this is the case, that the ...

Men's long-time domination of the workplace has resulted in a style of business communications that is overly masculine and therefore benefits men more than women, contributing to the gender pay gap.

The House of Representatives is governed by a set of rules. They are specific to each Congress and passed at the start of the legislative session. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Rules ...

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 ...

Abu Dhabi, UAE, July 15, 2025: A comprehensive new study from NYU Abu Dhabi’s Science Division analyzed scripts from nearly 7,000 episodes of children’s TV shows in the United States spanning 1960 to ...

PHOENIX — South Dakota’s constitution refers to the governor as a “he.” But for the past six years, the governor was a “she” — Kristi Noem, the first female to hold the position there. The ...

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