As we know, every object in France has a gender and unlike languages such as German which have a neutral option, in French it must be either masculine or feminine. This isn't a problem when referring ...

Now, more than ever, we need diverse books. We need to read and promote the writing of marginalized authors, or the literary world is going to become one big wash of books about white boys and their ...

Diversity and inclusion (D&I) has become better understood in recent years. The Me Too movement, resurgence of Black Lives Matter, and increased visibility for the LGBT+ community have put a spotlight ...

The so-called ‘inclusive writing,’ which has been a bone of contention in the French political debate over the past years, is considered to be harmful to the learning process. French President ...

As white writing program administrators, we, the professional staff of Writing@Bates, continue to reflect on these imperatives as well as the ways our positionality, privilege, and writing program ...

Google announced changes to their Google Workspace products this week, including a feature that will prompt users to use more inclusive terms in their writing. The change is part of Smart Canvas, a ...

Most of us don't think about pronouns. The rules were simply drilled into our heads when we first took language lessons; he, she, you, they. Each served a definitive purpose - one for masculine, ...

Ensuring gender neutrality in writing is a tricky business, and nowhere more so than in Switzerland which uses four languages and may soon put the issue to the popular vote. Furious over inclusive ...

In France, some politicians are seeking to ban the use of gender-inclusive language in official communications. Inclusive neologisms such as iel – a combination of the male and female pronouns il and ...

As we know, every object in France has a gender and unlike languages such as German which have a neutral option, in French it must be either masculine or feminine. This isn't a problem when referring ...