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  • Internal Communication
  • Marketing and Advertising

SOURCE
  • UN Women

TYPE OF RESOURCE
  • GGuide

TARGET AREA
  • Implementation

TARGET UNIT
  • All Units, Communications

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Gender Inclusive Language Guidelines – Promoting Gender Equality Through the Use of Language

UN Women
This UN Women resource provides guidance on how to use gender-responsive language in communications, outlining strategies that can be adopted to encourage gender equality through language.

The three primary strategies outlined in this resource include:

  1. Use gender-neutral expressions (e.g. people, women and men, we)
  2. Use inclusive language (e.g. avoid using “he” or “his,” use “their”)
  3. Use both feminine and masculine forms as separate words or through the use of slashes (e.g. use “leader” instead of “he”)

To learn more, click here.