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Gender marking in job titles

Index Gender marking in job titles

One of the chief issues with which the movement for gender-neutral language has been concerned is that of gender (sex) specificity in job titles. [1]

17 relations: Ballet master, Dany Cotton, English usage controversies, Gender in English, Gender neutrality, Gender neutrality in English, Gender neutrality in genderless languages, Gender roles in agriculture, Gender-neutral language, Governess, Grammatical gender, Index of feminism articles, Index of masculism topics, Motorman, Nursing, Shain Neumeier, Third-person pronoun.

Ballet master

Ballet Master (also Balletmaster, Ballet Mistress, Premier Maître de ballet or Premier Maître de ballet en Chef) is the term used for an employee of a ballet company who is responsible for the level of competence of the dancers in their company.

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Dany Cotton

Dany Cotton, (born 11 June 1969) is a British firefighter.

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English usage controversies

In the English language, there are grammatical constructions that many native speakers use unquestioningly yet certain writers call incorrect.

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Gender in English

A system of grammatical gender, whereby every noun was treated as either masculine, feminine or neuter, existed in Old English, but fell out of use during the Middle English period.

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Gender neutrality

Gender neutrality (adjective form: gender-neutral), also known as gender-neutralism or the gender neutrality movement, describes the idea that policies, language, and other social institutions should avoid distinguishing roles according to people's sex or gender, in order to avoid discrimination arising from the impression that there are social roles for which one gender is more suited than another.

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Gender neutrality in English

Gender-neutral language is language that minimizes assumptions about the social gender or biological sex of people referred to in speech or writing.

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Gender neutrality in genderless languages

Gender neutrality in genderless language is the use of wording in those languages that avoids referring specifically to the male or female gender.

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Gender roles in agriculture

Gender roles in agriculture are a frequent subject of study by sociologists and farm economists.

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Gender-neutral language

Gender-neutral language or gender-inclusive language is language that avoids bias toward a particular sex or social gender.

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Governess

A governess is a woman employed to teach and train children in a private household.

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Grammatical gender

In linguistics, grammatical gender is a specific form of noun class system in which the division of noun classes forms an agreement system with another aspect of the language, such as adjectives, articles, pronouns, or verbs.

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Index of feminism articles

This is an index of articles related to the issue of feminism, women's liberation, the women's movement, and women's rights.

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Index of masculism topics

This is a list of topics related to the issue of masculism, men's liberation, the men's movement, and men's rights.

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Motorman

A motorman is a person who operates a tram (streetcar), electrified tram (trolley) car, light rail, or rapid transit train.

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Nursing

Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life.

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Shain Neumeier

Shain Mahaffey Neumeier (born 1987) is an American autistic and nonbinary transgender activist and attorney from Los Angeles, California.

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Third-person pronoun

A third-person pronoun is a pronoun that refers to an entity other than the speaker or listener.

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Redirects here:

Gender-neutral job title, Gender-specific job title.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_marking_in_job_titles

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