Press Play with Madeleine Brand
As language becomes more gender-neutral, Berkeley catches up
Berkeley’s City Council recently adopted an ordinance to drop certain gendered terms from the city’s municipal code. The measure passed unanimously and affects more than two dozen common words.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenBerkeley’s City Council recently adopted an ordinance to drop certain gendered terms from the city’s municipal code. The measure passed unanimously and affects more than two dozen common words. For example, "fireman" becomes "firefighter" and "manhole” becomes “maintenance hole."
