gender-specific

adjective

: referring only to males or only to females
gender-specific language

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State Department employees were also ordered to remove gender-specific pronouns from their email signatures, the AP reported. Gabe Whisnant and Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025 At the State Department, all employees were ordered to remove gender-specific pronouns from their email signatures. Carla K. Johnson, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025 One major issue is the limited availability of gender-specific data. Priya Oberoi, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 Most of these workshops are open to individuals, couples and L.G.B.T.Q. participants, but a few are gender-specific. Caren Osten Gerszberg, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 Addressing gender-specific challenges: These programs provide tools to overcome barriers, from navigating bias in the boardroom to balancing societal expectations. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Females were also in demand for their gender-specific domestic skills. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024 As a disclaimer, De Roussy De Sales’ piece is gender-specific and attributed certain characteristics solely to women and others to men. Renée Onque, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024 Why, then, create a spurious gender-specific title? Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 19 July 2024

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“Gender-specific.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender-specific. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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