RE: On Avoiding Gender Bias

Subject: RE: On Avoiding Gender Bias
From: "Jane Carnall" <jane -dot- carnall -at- digitalbridges -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 10:45:26 -0000

Except for the small blue things from Alpha Centauri! End gender bias
completely: use ve/vis/ver throughout. <g>

-----Original Message----
One chapter of the manual is for "Him" and the next for "Her"? That
> might be a nice idea. Everyone remains happy!
>
>
> Regards,
> Prerna
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Has anyone tried ping ponging between gender
> > references, so that it balances out over the
> > course of the document?

Jane Carnall
Technical Writer and Compendium
of Arcane and Useless Information
Apologies for the long additional sig: it is added automatically and outwith
my control.


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Fw: On Avoiding Gender Bias: From: Prerna

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