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Entries in the Inclusive Language section are listed in reverse chronological order, with the most recent article first. Articles are of global interest but collected with an Asian focus.

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Kuta, Sarah. “Gender-Neutral Words Like ‘People’ and ‘Person’ Are Perceived as Male, Study Suggests.” Smithsonian Magazine. April 7, 2022.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/gender-neutral-words-like-people-and-person-are-male-study-suggests-180979882/

Montell, Amanda. “A Cultural History of Feminine Nouns Turned Into Insults.” Medium. May 21, 2019.

https://medium.com/@amandamontell/a-cultural-history-of-feminine-nouns-turned-into-insults-4f6d49a3e4be

 

Patel, Eboo. “Zombie Jesus and the Running Person.” Inside Higher Ed. May 8, 2019.

https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/conversations-diversity/zombie-jesus-and-running-person

 

Flaherty, Colleen. “‘TERF’ War.” Inside Higher Ed. August 29, 2018.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/08/29/philosophers-object-journals-publication-terf-reference-some-feminists-it-really?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=e48ceac3ed-DNU_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-e48ceac3ed-227965869&mc_cid=e48ceac3ed&mc_eid=e82702f68c

 

Barry, Hannah. “‘They're Not Policy’: WA Universities Defend ‘Gendered Language’ Guidelines.” WAtoday. June 19, 2018. https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/they-re-not-policy-wa-universities-defend-gendered-language-guidelines-20180619-p4zmf7.html

 

“‘Gendered Language' Banned at Australian Universities.” Newshub. June 10, 2018.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2018/06/gendered-language-banned-at-australian-universities.html

 

Bauer-Wolf, Jeremy. “The End of ‘Freshman’.” Inside Higher Ed. September 18, 2017.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/09/18/yale-strikes-freshman-upperclassman-official-publications?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=2cf1854c4f-DNU20170918&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-2cf1854c4f-227965869&mc_cid=2cf1854c4f&mc_eid=e82702f68c

 

Rudgard, Olivia. “University Students Told essays Will Be Marked Down If They Fail to Use ‘Gender-Sensitive’ Language.” The Telegraph. April 2, 2017. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/02/university-students-told-essays-will-marked-fail-use-gender/

 

Peters, Mark. “The Hiden Sexism in Workplace Language.” BBC. March 30, 2017.

http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20170329-the-hidden-sexism-in-workplace-language

 

Stephenson, Grace Karram. “Can Academic Freedom Make Space for Minority Groups?” University World News. December 2, 2016. http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20161129151820905

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