Using inclusive language in employee communications reinforces an organization’s priority on inclusion, improves the employee experience and increases the likelihood of talent retention, global HR ...
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Quantifying the impact of building inclusive language with a focus on intentional accessibility. As the saying goes: sticks and stones can break our bones, but words will never hurt me. I am sure many ...
In a speech earlier this week, French President Emmanuel Macron stated his support for a bill to ban inclusive language – or a way of writing in French that uses both masculine and feminine forms for ...
A couple of years ago, I shared a Twitter post in which U.S. Rep. Rubén Gallego (D, Arizona) was asked about how Democrats can improve their standing among southwestern Latinx voters. His answer ...
The dental hygienist asked the question in jest as I sat in the chair awaiting my routine teeth cleaning. I laughed politely and responded, “No,” to which I wanted to add, “And I never will.” That ...