Can Gender-Fair Language Reduce Gender Stereotyping and Discrimination?
- Sczesny S Department of Psychology, University of Bern Bern, Switzerland.
- Formanowicz M Department of Psychology, University of Bern Bern, Switzerland.
- Moser F Department of Psychology, University of Bern Bern, Switzerland.
- 2016-02-13
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- Frontiers in psychology. - 2016
English
Gender-fair language (GFL) aims at reducing gender stereotyping and discrimination. Two principle strategies have been employed to make languages gender-fair and to treat women and men symmetrically: neutralization and feminization. Neutralization is achieved, for example, by replacing male-masculine forms (policeman) with gender-unmarked forms (police officer), whereas feminization relies on the use of feminine forms to make female referents visible (i.e., the applicant… he or she instead of the applicant… he). By integrating research on (1) language structures, (2) language policies, and (3) individual language behavior, we provide a critical review of how GFL contributes to the reduction of gender stereotyping and discrimination. Our review provides a basis for future research and for scientifically based policy-making.
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- DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00025
- PMID 26869947
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- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/52600
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