Guidelines on Non-Sexist Language = Pour un Langage Non Sexiste.

This booklet was developed in response to a UNESCO resolution calling for the avoidance of gender-specific language. The booklet is intended to help authors and editors avoid writing in a manner that reinforces questionable attitudes and assumptions about people and sex roles. The bilingual booklet discusses problems of ambiguity (cases where it is unclear whether the author means one or both sexes) and stereotyping (where the writing conveys unsupported or biased connotations about sex roles and identity). Numerous examples of sexist language, possible alternatives, sexist and alternative comments are listed, followed by titles and forms of address. (SR)