Feminization of language

Recent efforts to modify the use of the generic masculine have generated controversy and debate.

Feminists believe the use of the generic masculine to refer to someone whose gender is unknown erases women and should be abolished.

[5] In France, the prime minister at the time, Edouard Philippe, announced a ban on the use of gender-neutral French in official government documentation, arguing that implementing it would complicate education and create little change in the social structure that activists are seeking to change.

[7] Additionally, some argue that feminization may be detrimental because feminine suffixes carry negative connotations.

Double gender marking has been demonstrated typographically using the masculine form as the baseline, and then adding a period or hyphen followed by the feminine suffix, such as fier.ère.s or fier-ère-s.[9][10] Double gender marking is prevalent in radical political pamphlets and manifestos.

This is difficult to track, however, as these types of publications are written by many groups and tend to be published by organizations that do not keep detailed records of their activities.

[12] Attempts in France to enact changes in language inclusivity have generated considerable pushback.

Feminine job titles are usually created by adding -in to the grammatically masculine word in question.