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Gender-equitable language
Scientific discourse - Gender-equitable language
the days of the generic masculine are numbered. For years now, we have been talking about students and not students, pupils and employees. This is due not least to the NRW State Equal Opportunities Act (LGG) [...] preserve the German language and argue that the generic masculine includes women. Research and international academic discourse over the last 50 years, on the other hand, have shown what discrimination is [...] the United States, Sweden and Switzerland, among others. However, some of the English-language international studies refer to the German-speaking world. Status: August 2021 Half a century Sara and Daryl …